Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Essential Masses, Vol.1
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Naxos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (*tracks,log, covers)
Time: 19:17:35 min
Total Size: 4,77 Gb (+1% rec.)
The Essential Masses series from Naxos is a comprehensive digital anthology spanning the development of the mass genre over the centuries, from medieval Gregorian chant to contemporary 20th-century works.
The series' core idea is to create a comprehensive overview of sacred choral music. Unlike standard albums, these collections are released primarily in digital format due to their enormous size.
The recordings feature leading ensembles and conductors from the Naxos catalog, such as Marin Alsop, Kenneth Schermerhorn, and the Oxford Camerata Choir.
In addition to the masses themselves, the collection includes organ solos, antiphons, motets, vespers, cantatas, and hymns.
Key works in Volume II include:
• Leonard Bernstein: Theatrical "Mass" under Marin Alsop (considered one of the key recordings in the volume).
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis.
• Franz Joseph Haydn: Famous Masses, including the Nelson Mass and Little Organ Mass.
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Coronation Mass and other sacred works.
• Ariel Ramirez: Includes excerpts from the Misa Criolla and the Navidad Nuestra cycle.
This collection serves as an excellent study and introduction to those who want to trace the transformation of the mass from a strict liturgical form to a large-scale symphonic and even theatrical canvas.
Both anthologies, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, together last over 42 hours. While the first volume lays the foundation and covers the origins of the genre, the second expands it to contemporary and experimental forms.
• Volume 1: From the Middle Ages to Bach.
• Volume 2: From Haydn to the Present.
This volume focuses on more monumental and contemporary interpretations. Key figures include Beethoven (Missa Solemnis), Haydn's late masses, and 20th-century composers such as Leonard Bernstein and Peter Dickinson.
• Volume 1: Contains many works intended specifically for church services: introits, graduals, offertories, and strict polyphonic a cappella masses.
• Volume 2: The genre extends beyond the church. Bernstein's "Mass" takes center stage—a large-scale theatrical performance for soloists, choirs, and orchestra. Also featured are excerpts from Ramirez's "Creole Mass," which blends classical form with folk rhythms.
• Volume one is dominated by specialized vocal ensembles and choirs, such as the Oxford Camerata under Jeremy Summerlee, which is ideal for the early music.
• Volume two features major symphonic forces: the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (Marin Alsop), the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, and large opera choirs.
CDs
CD 1: L. Bernstein - Mass (Morgan State University Choir & Marin Alsop) - (01:05:11)
CD 2: L. Bernstein - Mass (Morgan State University Choir & Marin Alsop) - (00:38:49)
CD 3: L. van Beethoven - Missa Solemnis (Nashville Symphony Chorus & Kenneth Schermerhorn) - (01:17:06)
CD 4: P. Dickinson - Mass of the Apocalypse, Larkin's Jazz, 5 Forgeries & 5 Early Pieces (St. James' Singers, The Nash Ensemble & I. Bolton, L. Friend) - (01:18:35)
CD 5: F.J. Haydn: Nelson Mass & Little Organ Mass (Hungarian Radio Chorus & Béla Drahos) - (00:57:28)
CD 6: W.A. Mozart - Coronation Mass No. 16, Exsultate, jubilate & Ave Verum Corpus (Kosice Teachers' Choir & Johannes Wildner) - (00:57:55)
CD 7: W.A. Mozart - Great Mass No. 18 & Kyrie in D minor (Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus & Michael Halász) - (00:54:37)
CD 8: J. Rutter - Mass of the Children, Shadows & Wedding Canticle (The Choir of Clare College, Farnham Youth Choir & Timothy Brown) - (01:06:41)
CD 9: J.J. Ryba - Czech Christmas Mass & Missa Pastoralis (Choir and Orchestra of the Czech Madrigalists & František Xaver Thuri) - (00:54:41)
CD 10: F. Schubert - Masses Nos. 2 and 4 & Deutsche Messe (Immortal Bach Ensemble & Morten Schuldt-Jensen) - (01:00:54)
CD 11: F. Schubert - Mass No. 6 & Stabat Mater (Immortal Bach Ensemble & Morten Schuldt-Jensen) - (00:51:57)
CD 12: I. Stravinsky - Mass, Cantata & Symphony of Psalms (The Gregg Smith Singers, The Simon Joly Chorale & Robert Craft) - (01:13:07)
CD 13: R. Vaughan Williams - Mass in G minor & Motets (The Elora Festival Singers & Noel Edison) - (00:57:05)
CD 14: M. Durufle - Messe Cum Jubilo & Organ Suite (Michel Piquemal Vocal Ensemble & Michel Piquemal) - (01:03:27)
CD 15: F.-J. Gossec - Grande Messe des Morts & Symphonie a 17 parties (Gruppo Vocale Cantemus, Coro della Radio Svizzera & Wolf-Dieter Hauschild) - (01:00:13)
CD 16: F.-J. Gossec - Grande Messe des Morts & Symphonie a 17 parties (Gruppo Vocale Cantemus, Coro della Radio Svizzera & Wolf-Dieter Hauschild) - (00:51:50)
CD 17: A. Part - Berliner Messe, Magnificat & Summa (Elora Festival Singers and Orchestra & Noel Edison) - (00:52:12)
CD 18: J.G. Ropartz - Masses & Motets (Michel Piquemal Vocal Ensemble & Michel Piquemal) - (01:19:02)
CD 19: A. Ramirez - Misa Criolla, Navidad Nuestra & Missa Luba (Washington Choral Arts Society & Joseph Holt) - (00:56:45)
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