Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Kyrie
2. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Gloria. Gloria i
3. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Gloria. Gratias
4. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Gloria. Quoniam
5. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Credo. Credo in
6. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Credo. Et incarn
7. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Credo. Et resurr
8. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Credo. Et vitam
9. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Sanctus
10. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Benedictus
11. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Agnus Dei. Agnus
12. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Agnus Dei. Dona
13. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Kyrie
14. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Gloria. Gloria in excelsis
15. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Gloria. Qui tollis
16. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Gloria. Quoniam tu solus sanctus
17. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Credo. Credo in unum Deum
18. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Credo. Et incarnatus est
19. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Credo. Et resurrexit
20. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Sanctus
21. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Benedictus. Benedictus
22. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Benedictus. Osanna
23. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Agnus Dei. Agnus Dei
24. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Agnus Dei. Dona nobis pacem

Disc 2:

1. Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Little Organ Mass'), H. 22/7: Kyrie
2. Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Little Organ Mass'), H. 22/7: Gloria
3. Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Little Organ Mass'), H. 22/7: Credo
4. Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Little Organ Mass'), H. 22/7: Sanctus
5. Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Little Organ Mass'), H. 22/7: Benedictus
6. Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Little Organ Mass'), H. 22/7: Agnus Dei
7. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Kyrie
8. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Gloria. Gloria in excelsis Deo
9. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Gloria. Gratias agimus tibi
10. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Gloria. Quoniam tu solus sanctus
11. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Credo. Credo in unum Deum
12. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Credo. Et incarnatus est
13. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Credo. Et resurrexit
14. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Sanctus
15. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Benedictus
16. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Agnus Dei. Agnus Dei
17. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Agnus Dei. Dona nobis pacem

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #43690 in Music
• Released on: 2005-05-24
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

Customer Reviews

Haydn's MASS Appeal
The great Franz Joseph Haydn remains unquestionably one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music, having laid down the template for the forms of the string quartet, and perfecting the symphonic form a hundred and four times over. But "Papa" Haydn also was prolific in the area of sacred music, composing two great oratorios ("The Seasons"; "The Creation"), and a staggering fourteen settings of the Latin Mass.

Four of those settings of the Mass are to be found on this 2-CD compilation of recordings made back in the 1980s by Sir Neville Marriner and the Dresden State Orchestra (Staatskapelle Dresden), along with a cadre of vocal soloists, organist Hansjurgen Schloze, and the Leipzig Radio Chorus. The "Little Organ" (no. 7), "Heiligmesse" (no. 10), "Lord Nelson" (no. 11), and "Theresiemesse" (no. 12), are all given impassioned and towering performances, especially given the fact the size of the orchestra is not much larger than that of the composer's symphonies (no trombones; mostly strings, timpani, and trumpets), other than the obvious addition of the organ.

Barbara Hendricks is the vocal soloist in no. 7, while Carol Vaness (soprano), Doris Soffel (contralto), Keith Lewis (tenor), and Petteri Salomaa (bass) are the soloists for nos. 10 and 12, and Margaret Marshall (soprano), Carolyn Watkinson (contralto), and Robert Holl (bass) join Lewis on no. 12. Marriner, the great founder of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and the first music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, leads the Dresdeners, their Leipzig colleagues, and this assembly of great vocalists through some of the greatest sacred music ever written. This 2-CD set is strongly recommended for any classical fan, especially if choral and/or sacred music is their favorite classical genre.

Impressive Performances
Although I knew of Haydn and some of his works, I was not aware of his masses until this CD pair. The music is stirring, yet smoothly blended; sacred and powerful. The interweaving of orchestra and chorus throughout the masses renders a full, rich sound. Especially impressive to me is the powerful overall effect of each of the masses. The audio quality of the disks is superb (EMI quality)from the clarity of single trumpet to full orchestra and chorus. If you enjoy choral sacred music, this disk pair will not disappoint.

Classical CD
I am very please at how quickly the CD was sent to me. The quality of the CD is excellent. I have put it to good use already.