Description
Mozart: Missa C-Moll, KV 139 “Missa Brevis”
UPC: STEREO 8 26 579
Product Details:
- Label: VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin DDR / Breitkopf & Härtel
- Format: 2 × LP, Stereo
- Country: German Democratic Republic
- Released: 1975
- Genre: Classical
Product Features
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s early Missa in C minor, KV 139 (47a)
- Soloists: Celestina Casapietra (soprano), Annelies Burmeister (alto), Peter Schreier (tenor), Hermann Christian Polster (bass)
- Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig
- Conductor: Herbert Kegel
- Accompaniment: Walter Heinz Bernstein (organ)
- Recorded December 1973 at Versöhnungskirche studio, Leipzig
- Scholarly booklet with Dr. Horst Seeger & Prof. Hans-Georg Uszkoreit notes
Overview
Mozart’s C-minor Mass KV 139, composed ca. 1768–69 when he was just twelve, already displays his dramatic flair and harmonic daring. Under Herbert Kegel’s authoritative direction, the Leipzig radio forces propel the liturgical drama—from the urgent Kyrie and triumphant Gloria to the reflective Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei—while the solo quartet shines in both intimate and exalted passages. This Deutsche Schallplatten pressing captures the work’s youthful brilliance and its pioneering blend of operatic intensity with sacred solemnity.
Track Listing
Side 1
- Kyrie – 7:45
- Gloria – 12:00
Side 2 3. Credo – 12:45 4. Sanctus – 1:35 5. Benedictus – 2:20
Side 3 6. Agnus Dei – 3:30 7. Dona nobis pacem – 1:30
Side 4 8. Chor (final) – 5:00
Key Credits
- Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Soprano: Celestina Casapietra
- Alto: Annelies Burmeister
- Tenor: Peter Schreier
- Bass: Hermann Christian Polster
- Organ: Walter Heinz Bernstein
- Chorus: Rundfunkchor Leipzig (Chorus master: Horst Neumann)
- Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig
- Conductor: Herbert Kegel
- Recording Producer: Heinz Wegner
- Balance Engineer: Eberhard Richter
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