Mozart: Requiem / Christophers, Watts, Pancella, Kennedy, Owens, Naim
Details
- Composer
- MOZART, W.A.
- Artist
- Requiem
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Coro
- Released
- Aug 30, 2011
- Catalog #
- COR16093
- UPC
- 828021609329
About
Following the success of the Mozart Mass in C minor last year, CORO is delighted to announce the release of its second recording with Harry Christophers and the Handel and Haydn Society. Celebrated soloists Elizabeth Watts, Phyllis Pancella, Andrew Kennedy and Eric Owens joined Harry and the Society to record Mozart's Requiem live at Boston's Symphony Hall earlier this year. Mozart's final moments are reflected through this masterpiece of drama, intensity and depth. The mysterious circumstances surrounding the Requiem's commission (delivered by a 'messenger in black' who refused to reveal the identity of the person who had sent him), and the fact it was left incomplete by a dying Mozart, have ensured a continued fascination with the work. Completed by Mozart's colleague Süssmayr in 1792, the Requiem is one of Mozart's most popular and enduring works and one of the most enigmatic pieces of music ever composed. The CD will also feature Mozart's Ave verum corpus and the first recording on period instruments of his concert aria Per questa bella mano for bass voice and solo double bass obligato--a piece famous for its fiendishly difficult double bass part, performed superbly on this recording by Robert Nairn. Harry Christophers was appointed Artistic Director of Boston's internationally acclaimed Handel and Haydn Society in 2008. Founded in 1815, the Society is the oldest continuously performing arts organization in the U.S. and has given the American premieres of major works by Handel, Bach and Haydn, has won a Grammy Award, and will celebrate its Bicentennial in 2015. "Onstage, Christophers has what it takes to inspire the Society's fine musicians." The Wall Street Journal "...a commanding and compelling reading of an important if often overlooked monument in Mozart's musical development." Gramophone on COR16084: Mass in C minor
Tracklist 17 tracks
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1 Ave verum corpus, K. 618 02:41
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Ave verum corpus, K. 618
- Duration
- 02:41
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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2 Introit: Requiem aeternam (Chorus) 03:54
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Introit: Requiem aeternam (Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:54
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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3 Kyrie eleison (Chorus) 02:09
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Kyrie eleison (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:09
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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4 Sequence No. 1: Dies Irae (Chorus) 01:47
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Sequence No. 1: Dies Irae (Chorus)
- Duration
- 01:47
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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5 Sequence No. 2: Tuba miram (Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Bass-baritone) 02:51
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Sequence No. 2: Tuba miram (Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Bass-baritone)
- Duration
- 02:51
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Elizabeth Watts, Phyllis Pancella, Andrew Kennedy, Eric Owens
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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6 Sequence No. 3: Rex tremendae majestatis (Chorus) 01:41
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Sequence No. 3: Rex tremendae majestatis (Chorus)
- Duration
- 01:41
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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7 Sequence No. 4: Recordare, Jesu pie (Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Bass-baritone) 04:23
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Sequence No. 4: Recordare, Jesu pie (Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Bass-baritone)
- Duration
- 04:23
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Elizabeth Watts, Phyllis Pancella, Andrew Kennedy, Eric Owens
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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8 Sequence No. 5: Confutatis maledictis (Chorus) 02:04
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Sequence No. 5: Confutatis maledictis (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:04
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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9 Sequence No. 6: Lacrimosa dies illa (Chorus) 02:52
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Sequence No. 6: Lacrimosa dies illa (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:52
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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10 Offertory No. 1: Domine Jesu Christe (Chorus) 03:03
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Offertory No. 1: Domine Jesu Christe (Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:03
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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11 Offertory No. 2: Hostias et preces (Chorus) 03:42
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Offertory No. 2: Hostias et preces (Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:42
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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12 Sanctus (Chorus) 01:21
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Sanctus (Chorus)
- Duration
- 01:21
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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13 Benedictus (Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Baritone) 04:39
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Benedictus (Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Baritone)
- Duration
- 04:39
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Elizabeth Watts, Phyllis Pancella, Andrew Kennedy, Eric Owens
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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14 Agnus Dei (Chorus) 03:00
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Agnus Dei (Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:00
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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15 Communion: Lux aeterna (Soprano, Chorus) 04:41
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Communion: Lux aeterna (Soprano, Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:41
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Elizabeth Watts
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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16 Commentary from Robert Nairn 01:40
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Commentary from Robert Nairn
- Duration
- 01:40
- Composer
- na Not Applicable
- Performer
- Robert Nairn
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17 Per questa bella mano, K. 612 07:24
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Per questa bella mano, K. 612
- Duration
- 07:24
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Eric Owens, Robert Nairn
- Ensemble
- Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers