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Michael Haydn: Requiem Pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo

Baroque Spiritual Uplifting Serene Dramatic
$20.99

Details

Composer
Michael Haydn
Artist
Cambridge The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music, Matthew Martin
Format
CD
Label
Linn Records
Released
Oct 03, 2025
Catalog #
CKD771
UPC
691062077125

About

Led by it's Director Matthew Martin, The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, joins forces with the Academy of Ancient Music in Michael Haydn's rarely heard masterpieces: the Requiem and Missa Sancti Hieronymi. The four soloists are all ex-choral scholars of Caius Choir, showcasing the distinguished musical tradition of this student group. Unjustly neglected, Joseph Haydn's younger brother was a talented composer in his own right. Written after the death of his infant daughter and his patron, the deeply emotional Requiem is a masterpiece that combines complex colourful textures and forms with imaginative orchestration and vocal writing. Mozart was a great admirer and it is thought that Haydn's Requiem formed the prototype for his own better known masterpiece. In contrast, the later Missa Sancti Hieronymi is lighter and more optimistic. Unusually scored for oboes, bassoons, trombones and continuo (with no upper strings), it exudes transparency and joyful energy. This recording will undoubtedly put these neglected works back into mainstream repertoire.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Introitus et Kyrie 06:17
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introitus et Kyrie
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Julia Doyle, Kate Symonds-Joy, James Robinson, Malachy Frame
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  2. 2 Sequentia: Dies irae 08:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    Sequentia: Dies irae
    Duration
    08:12
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Julia Doyle, Kate Symonds-Joy, James Robinson, Malachy Frame
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  3. 3 Offertorium: Domine Jesu 04:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    Offertorium: Domine Jesu
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Julia Doyle, Kate Symonds-Joy, James Robinson, Malachy Frame
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  4. 4 Hostias 02:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    Hostias
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Kate Symonds-Joy, James Robinson, Malachy Frame
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  5. 5 Sanctus 01:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    Sanctus
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  6. 6 Benedictus 03:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    Benedictus
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Julia Doyle, Kate Symonds-Joy, James Robinson, Malachy Frame
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  7. 7 Agnus Dei et Communio 04:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    Agnus Dei et Communio
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Julia Doyle, Kate Symonds-Joy, James Robinson, Malachy Frame
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  8. 8 Cum sanctis tuis 02:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    Cum sanctis tuis
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  9. 9 Requiem aeternam - Cum sanctis tuis 03:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    Requiem aeternam - Cum sanctis tuis
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Julia Doyle, Kate Symonds-Joy, James Robinson, Malachy Frame
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  10. 10 Kyrie 03:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    Kyrie
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Julia Doyle, Kate Symonds-Joy, James Robinson, Malachy Frame
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  11. 11 Gloria: Et in terra pax 04:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    Gloria: Et in terra pax
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Julia Doyle, Kate Symonds-Joy, James Robinson, Malachy Frame
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  12. 12 Gloria: Quoniam tu solus Sanctus 03:37
    Track
    12
    Title
    Gloria: Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Julia Doyle, Kate Symonds-Joy, James Robinson, Malachy Frame
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  13. 13 Credo: Patrem omnipotentem 04:07
    Track
    13
    Title
    Credo: Patrem omnipotentem
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Julia Doyle, Kate Symonds-Joy, James Robinson, Malachy Frame
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  14. 14 Credo: Et resurrexit tertia die 05:06
    Track
    14
    Title
    Credo: Et resurrexit tertia die
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Julia Doyle, Kate Symonds-Joy, James Robinson, Malachy Frame
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  15. 15 Sanctus 02:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    Sanctus
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Julia Doyle, Kate Symonds-Joy, James Robinson, Malachy Frame
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  16. 16 Benedictus 03:28
    Track
    16
    Title
    Benedictus
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Julia Doyle, Kate Symonds-Joy, James Robinson, Malachy Frame
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  17. 17 Agnus Dei 02:56
    Track
    17
    Title
    Agnus Dei
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Julia Doyle, Kate Symonds-Joy, James Robinson, Malachy Frame
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin
  18. 18 Dona nobis pacem 04:11
    Track
    18
    Title
    Dona nobis pacem
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Academy of Ancient Music
    Conductor
    Matthew Martin