What unites two opera composers, Mayr and Donizetti, with an organist, Father Davide (born Felice Moretti, perhaps the most representative Italian organ composer of the first half of the 19th century)? It’s all about the piano, whether played with two or four hands, with this proposal of largely unpublished pieces by composers who surprise us as chamber music creators, yet never fail to betray a love for romantic melodrama.

Franz Hauk has spearheaded the rediscovery of Johann Simon Mayr work’s during the last two decades. This latest premiere recording presents the substantial Messa solenne in D minor which sets the full ordinary. The Simon Mayr Chorus and Concerto de Bassus are joined by a team of stellar soloists.