Grosse Messe c-moll, KV 427

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Maria Stader & Hertha Töpper & Ernst Haefliger & Ivan Sardi & Ferenc Fricsay

The Great Mass in C minor, K. 427, is an unfinished mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1782–1783. Musically it combines Classical orchestral and choral textures with operatic solo writing and contrapuntal passages, showcasing rich harmonic language and dramatic contrasts, and as an unfinished large-scale sacred work begun around the time of his marriage and move to Vienna it marks a notable development in Mozart's approach to liturgical composition.
First released: 16th October 1989

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Große Messe c-Moll KV 427 (417a): I. Kyrie (Andante moderato)
    7:20
  2. 2.
    Große Messe c-Moll KV 427 (417a): II. Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo (Allegro vivace)
    2:27
  3. 3.
    Große Messe c-Moll KV 427 (417a): II. Gloria: Laudamus te (Allegro aperto)
    4:52
  4. 4.
    Große Messe c-Moll KV 427 (417a): II. Gloria: Gratias (Adagio)
    1:36
  5. 5.
    Große Messe c-Moll KV 427 (417a): II. Gloria: Domine (Allegro moderato)
    3:05
  6. 6.
    Große Messe c-Moll KV 427 (417a): II. Gloria: Qui tollis pecata mundi (Largo)
    6:15
  7. 7.
    Große Messe c-Moll KV 427 (417a): II. Gloria: Quoniam tu solus Sanctus (Allegro)
    4:08
  8. 8.
    Große Messe c-Moll KV 427 (417a): II. Gloria: Jesu Christe (Adagio)
    0:45
  9. 9.
    Große Messe c-Moll KV 427 (417a): II. Gloria: Cum sancto spiritu
    3:53
  10. 10.
    Große Messe c-Moll KV 427 (417a): III. Credo: Credo in unum Deum (Allegro maestoso)
    3:34
  11. 11.
    Große Messe c-Moll KV 427 (417a): III. Credo: Et incarnatus est (Andante)
    7:59
  12. 12.
    Große Messe c-Moll KV 427 (417a): IV. Sanctus (Largo)
    3:53
  13. 13.
    Große Messe c-Moll KV 427 (417a): V. Benedictus (Allegro comodo)
    6:40
  14. 14.
    Maurerische Trauermusik KV 477: Adagio
    6:14

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