Mozart: Mass in C Minor / Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre

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Label
PENTATONE
Release Date
August 14, 2020
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      MOZART, W.A.
    • PERFORMER
      Les Musiciens Du Louvre, Minkowski
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 14, 2020
    • UPC
      827949081262
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      PTC5186812
    • LABEL
      PENTATONE
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Kyrie (Chorus, Soprano 1)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Ana Maria Labin

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    2. Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo (Chorus)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    3. Gloria: Laudamus te (Soprano 2)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Ambroisine Bré

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    4. Gloria: Gratias (Chorus)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    5. Gloria: Domine (Soprano 1, Soprano 2)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Ana Maria Labin, Ambroisine Bré

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    6. Gloria: Qui tollis (Chorus)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    7. Gloria: Quoniam (Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Tenor)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Ana Maria Labin, Ambroisine Bré, Stanislas de Barbeyrac

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    8. Gloria: Jesu Christe (Chorus)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    9. Gloria: Cum Sancto Spiritu (Chorus)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    10. Credo: Credo in unum Deum (Chorus)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    11. Credo: Et incarnatus est (Soprano 1)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Ana Maria Labin

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    12. Sanctus (Chorus)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    13. Benedictus (Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Tenor, Bass, Chorus)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Ana Maria Labin, Ambroisine Bré, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Norman Daniel Patzke

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski


Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre present a new recording of Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, the iconic opening Kyrie of which is among the most cherished religious music ever written. Mozart performed parts of the Mass in 1783, but the score remained unfinished, making the use of a scholarly edition necessary for a complete performance. Despite its unfinished state, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor has gained popularity and now enjoys a place in the choral core repertory. For this recording, made in connection to live performances, Minkowski has chosen Helmut Eder’s 1985 edition for the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe. He performs it in a chamber-like setting with his regular ensemble Les Musiciens du Louvre, a small ripieno choir and four outstanding soloists: Ana Maria Labin, Ambroisine Bré, Stanislas de Barbeyrac and Norman Patzke. Since its foundation in 1982, and under the baton of its founder and musical director Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre have developed into one of the world’s best period-instrument ensembles, with a vast discography. This recording marks their PENTATONE debut.