Fabulous choral works!September 19, 2002Mozart's Great Mass, the famous Requiem, and all of the other pieces on this set are just fantastic. The first few discs overflow with invention and joy. Such music! The great K. 427 is one of the best versions I've ever heard (phew!), and the first half of the Requiem---the part written primarily by Mozart---is on the money. Maybe Mozart preferred writing opera, but it sure doesn't show here. Excelsior!Works on This Recording1. Requiem in D minor, K 626 by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Francisco Araiza (Tenor), Trudeliese Schmidt (Alto), Margaret Price (Soprano), Theo Adam (Bass)Conductor: Peter SchreierOrchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Dresden StaatskapellePeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1791; Vienna, AustriaLanguage: Latin2. Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a)"Great" by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Sylvia McNair (Soprano), Diana Montague (Soprano), Cornelius Hauptmann (Bass), Lisa Beznosiuk (Flute), Anthony Robson (Oboe), Alastair Mitchell (Bassoon), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor)Conductor: John Eliot GardinerOrchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi ChoirPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1782-1783; Vienna, AustriaLanguage: Latin3. Mass in C major, K 66"Dominicus Mass" by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Bass), Uwe Heilmann (Tenor), Rosemarie Lang (Alto), Edith Mathis (Soprano), Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ)Conductor: Herbert KegelOrchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony OrchestraPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1769; Salzburg, Austria4. Missa brevis in G major, K 49 (47d) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Bass), Uwe Heilmann (Tenor), Rosemarie Lang (Alto), Edith Mathis (Soprano)Conductor: Herbert KegelOrchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony OrchestraPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1768; Vienna, Austria5. Mass in C major, K 167"In Honorem Sanctissimae Trinitatis" by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ), Andreas Schmidt (Bass), Uwe Heilmann (Tenor), Annette Markert (Alto), Helen Donath (Soprano)Conductor: Herbert KegelOrchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony OrchestraPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1773; Salzburg, Austria6. Missa brevis in G major, K 140"Pastoral" by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Andreas Schmidt (Bass), Uwe Heilmann (Tenor), Annette Markert (Alto), Helen Donath (Soprano), Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ)Conductor: Herbert KegelOrchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony OrchestraPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1773; Salzburg, Austria7. Missa brevis in D minor, K 65 (61a) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Andreas Schmidt (Bass), Uwe Heilmann (Tenor), Annette Markert (Alto), Helen Donath (Soprano), Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ)Conductor: Herbert KegelOrchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony OrchestraPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1761; Salzburg, Austria8. Missa solemnis in C major, K 337 by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass), Aldo Baldin (Tenor), Rosemarie Lang (Alto), Mitsuko Shirai (Soprano), Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ)Conductor: Herbert KegelOrchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony OrchestraPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1780; Salzburg, Austria9. Missa brevis in D major, K 194 (186h) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass), Aldo Baldin (Tenor), Rosemarie Lang (Alto), Mitsuko Shirai (Soprano), Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ)Conductor: Herbert KegelOrchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony OrchestraPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1774; Salzburg, Austria10. Missa brevis in B flat major, K 275 (272b) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass), Aldo Baldin (Tenor), Rosemarie Lang (Alto), Mitsuko Shirai (Soprano), Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ)Conductor: Herbert KegelOrchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony OrchestraPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1777; Salzburg, Austria11. Missa solemnis in C minor, K 139 (47a)"Waisenhausmesse" by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass), Peter Schreier (Tenor), Annelies Burmeister (Alto), Celestina Casapietra (Soprano), Walter Heinz Bernstein (Organ)Conductor: Herbert KegelOrchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony OrchestraPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1768; Vienna, Austria12. Missa brevis in C major, K 259"Organ Solo" by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass), Peter Schreier (Tenor), Annelies Burmeister (Alto), Celestina Casapietra (Soprano), Walter Heinz Bernstein (Organ)Conductor: Herbert KegelOrchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony OrchestraPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1776; Salzburg, Austria13. Missa brevis in F major, K 192 (186f) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Walter Heinz Bernstein (Organ), Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass), Annelies Burmeister (Alto), Celestina Casapietra (Soprano), Peter Schreier (Tenor)Conductor: Herbert KegelOrchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony OrchestraPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1774; Salzburg, Austria14. Mass in C major, K 257"Credo" by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Helen Donath (Soprano), Clifford Grant (Bass), Ryland Davies (Tenor), Gillian Knight (Alto), John Constable (Organ)Conductor: Sir Colin DavisOrchestra/Ensemble: John Alldis Choir, London Symphony OrchestraPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1776; Salzburg, Austria15. Mass in C major, K 317"Coronation" by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Vienna Boys Choir Soloist (Boy Alto), Vienna Boys Choir Soloist (Boy Soprano), Peter Jelosits (Tenor), Gerhard Eder (Bass), Michael G. Gormley (Organ)Conductor: Uwe Christian HarrerOrchestra/Ensemble: Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys' ChoirPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1779; Salzburg, Austria16. Missa brevis in C major, K 220 (196b)"Spatzenmesse" by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Michael G. Gormley (Organ), Vienna Boys Choir Soloist (Boy Soprano), Vienna Boys Choir Soloist (Boy Alto), Peter Jelosits (Tenor), Gerhard Eder (Bass)Conductor: Uwe Christian HarrerOrchestra/Ensemble: Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys' ChoirPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1775-1776; Salzburg, Austria17. Missa brevis in C major, K 258"Spaur" by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Walter Heinz Bernstein (Organ), Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass), Armin Ude (Tenor), Marga Schiml (Alto), Mitsuko Shirai (Soprano)Conductor: Herbert KegelOrchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Dresden Philharmonic OrchestraPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1776; Salzburg, Austria18. Missa longa in C major, K 262 (246a) by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPerformer: Walter Heinz Bernstein (Organ), Marga Schiml (Alto), Mitsuko Shirai (Soprano), Armin Ude (Tenor), Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass)Conductor: Herbert KegelOrchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Dresden Philharmonic OrchestraPeriod: ClassicalWritten: 1775; Salzburg, Austria
