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Beethoven - Messe Op. 86; Meeresstille Und Gluckliche Fahrt Op. 112 - Michel, Bizineche-Eisinger, Schaeffer, Brodard, Chœur & Orchestre Gulbenkian, Michael Corboz / Erato Audio CD 1990 / 2292-45461-2
UPC 022924546129
Ludwig van Beethoven composed the Mass in C major, Op. 86, to a commission from Prince Nikolaus Esterházy II in 1807. The mass, scored for four vocal soloists, choir and orchestra, was premiered that year by the Prince's musical forces in Eisenstadt. Beethoven performed parts of it in his 1808 concert featuring the premieres of four major works including his Fifth Symphony. The mass was published in 1812 by Breitkopf & Härtel.
Both the Prince and contemporary critic E. T. A. Hoffmann were generally displeased by the work, though the latter still considered it "entirely worthy of the great master [because of its] inner structure [and] intelligent orchestration". The work has since been overshadowed by the later and better known Missa solemnis, though critics such as Michael Moore have noted the Mass in C major's superiority in "directness and an emotional content".
| Label: | Erato – 2292-45461-2 |
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| Format: |
CD
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1990 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Choral |
Tracklist:
| 1 | No 1 Kyrie | 4:46 | |
| 2 | No 2 Gloria | 9:32 | |
| 3 | No 3 Credo | 11:45 | |
| 4 | No 4 Sanctus | 2:43 | |
| 5 | Benedictus | 7:13 | |
| 6 | No 5 Agnus Dei | 6:47 | |
| 7 | Kantate Opus 112 |
6:44 |
- Bass Vocals – Michel Brodard
- Conductor – Michel Corboz
- Editor – Françoise Garcin
- Layout [Maquette] – Guy Sabadie
- Liner Notes – Jean-François Labie
- Liner Notes [Translated by] – Martin Davies
- Liner Notes [Übersetzung] – I. Trautmann
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Lilia Bizimeche-Eisinger
- Photography By – Jacques Sarrat
- Recorded By [Sound] – Yolanta Skura
- Recording Supervisor – Michel Garcin
- Soprano Vocals – Audrey Michael
- Technician [Technical Assistant] – Jacques Doll
- Tenor Vocals – Markus Schaeffer
