Great Mass in C minor, K. 427

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Paul McCreesh & Camilla Tilling & Sarah Connolly & Gabrieli Consort & Players

The Great Mass in C minor, K. 427 is a mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1782–83. A large-scale choral and orchestral setting of the Mass Ordinary that combines operatic solo writing, contrapuntal choral fugues and rich orchestration, it was left incomplete by Mozart and represents a synthesis of liturgical tradition and his contemporary Viennese techniques during a period in which he explored expansive sacred composition.
First released: 6th January 2006

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Mass no. 17 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor, K. 417a/427 (fragment) “Great”: I. “Kyrie”
    6:57
  2. 2.
    Mass no. 17 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor, K. 417a/427 (fragment) “Great”: IIa. Gloria: “Gloria in excelsis”
    2:04
  3. 3.
    Mass no. 17 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor, K. 417a/427 (fragment) “Great”: IIb. Gloria: “Laudamus te”
    4:41
  4. 4.
    Mass no. 17 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor, K. 417a/427 (fragment) “Great”: IIc. Gloria: “Gratias agimus tibi”
    1:01
  5. 5.
    Mass no. 17 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor, K. 417a/427 (fragment) “Great”: IId. Gloria: “Domine Deus”
    2:46
  6. 6.
    Mass no. 17 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor, K. 417a/427 (fragment) “Great”: IIe. Gloria: “Qui tollis”
    4:02
  7. 7.
    Mass no. 17 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor, K. 417a/427 (fragment) “Great”: IIf. Gloria: “Quoniam tu solus”
    3:50
  8. 8.
    Mass no. 17 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor, K. 417a/427 (fragment) “Great”: IIg. Gloria: “Jesu Christe”
    0:33
  9. 9.
    Mass no. 17 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor, K. 417a/427 (fragment) “Great”: IIh. Gloria: “Cum Sancto Spiritu”
    3:39
  10. 10.
    Mass no. 17 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor, K. 417a/427 (fragment) “Great”: IIIa. Credo: “Credo in unum Deum”
    3:16
  11. 11.
    Mass no. 17 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor, K. 417a/427 (fragment) “Great”: IIIb. Credo: “Et incarnatus est”
    7:47
  12. 12.
    Mass no. 17 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor, K. 417a/427 (fragment) “Great”: IVa. Sanctus: “Sanctus”
    3:20
  13. 13.
    Mass no. 17 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor, K. 417a/427 (fragment) “Great”: V. Benedictus
    5:10
  14. 14.
    Scena di Berenice, dramatic scena, Hob XXIVa:10: “Berenice, che fai?”
    12:27
  15. 15.
    “Ah! perfido”, op. 65
    12:29

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