Track Listing

1. Mass No. 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ('Coronation'), K. 317: Kyrie
2. Mass No. 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ('Coronation'), K. 317: Gloria
3. Mass No. 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ('Coronation'), K. 317: Credo. Credo in unum Deum / Et incarnatus est /
4. Mass No. 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ('Coronation'), K. 317: Sanctus. Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus / Os
5. Mass No. 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ('Coronation'), K. 317: Benedictus. Benedictus, qui venit in nomine Dom
6. Mass No. 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ('Coronation'), K. 317: Agnus Dei. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi
7. Exsultate, jubilate, motet for soprano & orchestra, K. 165 (K. 158a): Aria. Exsultate, jubilate
8. Exsultate, jubilate, motet for soprano & orchestra, K. 165 (K. 158a): Recitativo. Fulget amica dies
9. Exsultate, jubilate, motet for soprano & orchestra, K. 165 (K. 158a): Aria. Tu virginum corona
10. Exsultate, jubilate, motet for soprano & orchestra, K. 165 (K. 158a): Alleluia
11. Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 339: Dixit Dominus
12. Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 339: Confitebor
13. Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 339: Beatus vir
14. Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 339: Laudate pueri
15. Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 339: Laudate Dominum
16. Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 339: Magnificat

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #95194 in Music
• Released on: 1994-11-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Customer Reviews

A great disc
Barbara Bonney is the star of this disc. Her "Exsultate Jubilate" is the most beautiful, unprententious version I've heard. What I've always admired about her is her pure tone, and this recording is no exception. Even though she sings gloriously, she doesn't show off at the expense of Mozart's music. The English Concert's playing is intelligent and stylish as we've come to expect from them. Also, if you're unfamiliar with the Solemn Vespers of the Confessor, this piece is a real treat for choral music lovers. It is done very well here too.

A Mozart Mass with a Difference. Buy It.
The 'Coronation Mass' or 'Mass in C major K. 317' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is just a bit different from the half dozen of Mozart's other masses I've been listening to lately. It is certainly at the other end of the spectrum from the great and famous 'Requiem' or 'unfinished' Mass, so famous from the end of the movie 'Amadeus'. This stands to reason, as the Coronation Mass is a celebration, while the Requiem is a funeral.

The CD is rounded out with two pieces of liturgical music Mozart did for the Archbishop of Salzburg, who happened to like his Masses and other church music to be short. That's why Mozart's masses finish up within 45 minutes while Bach's grand masses run for close to two hours or more.

If you aren't necessarily set on owning a performance of every single Mozart mass, this is a good bookend to your copy (probably more than one) of the 'Requiem'.

While the period instruments used in this performance are nice, I feel no big difference between it and Mozart done with a 20th century ensemble.

Beautiful Mozart Choral Compositions
This is a beautiful recording. Very clear, an excellent choir and wonderful Mozart compositions. I would recommend this CD to any lover of classical choral music.