Schubert: Mass in E-flat Major / Mozart: Mass in C Minor (Waisenhausmesse) (DVD)

UPC: 4260234830446

Product Features

• Conductor: Claudio Abbado
• Orchestra: Orchestra Mozart
• Choir: Arnold Schoenberg Choir
• Chorus Master: Erwin Ortner
• Soprano Soloists: Rachel Harnisch, Roberta Invernizzi
• Alto Soloist: Sara Mingardo
• Tenor Soloists: Javier Camarena, Paolo Fanale
• Bass Soloist: Alex Esposito
• Works Featured:Recorded: Live at Haus für Mozart, Salzburg Festival, 28 July 2012
  • Franz Schubert – Mass in E-flat Major, D. 950
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Mass in C Minor, K. 139 (Waisenhausmesse)
• Directed By: Michael Beyer
• Produced By: Paul Smaczny (Accentus Music)
• Audio Formats: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
• Video Format: NTSC 16:9
• Subtitles: Latin (original), English, German, French, Korean
• Region Code: 0 (Worldwide)
• Running Time: 194 minutes
• Label: Accentus Music
• Release Year: 2013

Overview

This special DVD captures the long-awaited return of Maestro Claudio Abbado to the Salzburg Festival in 2012, where he conducted two magnificent sacred works: Franz Schubert’s Mass in E-flat Major and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Mass in C Minor (K. 139), also known as the Waisenhausmesse. The performance was recorded live at the Haus für Mozart and features the Arnold Schoenberg Choir and Orchestra Mozart, with an exceptional lineup of soloists including Rachel Harnisch, Roberta Invernizzi, Sara Mingardo, Javier Camarena, Paolo Fanale, and Alex Esposito.

Schubert’s Mass in E-flat Major is a towering late work, renowned for its dramatic intensity and emotional depth. Mozart’s Waisenhausmesse, composed when he was just 12 years old, stands out for its complexity and maturity, showcasing the prodigious talent of the young composer. Abbado’s interpretation masterfully balances the choir, orchestra, and soloists, creating a transcendent musical experience that was widely celebrated by both the public and the press.

Interesting Facts

• Claudio Abbado’s return to the Salzburg Festival in 2012 was met with great anticipation and marked his first performance at the festival in several years.
• Schubert’s Mass in E-flat Major, composed in 1828, is considered one of his greatest sacred works, written just months before his death.
• Mozart’s Waisenhausmesse was composed when he was only 12 years old for the consecration of the orphanage church in Vienna, demonstrating his early mastery of the Mass form.
• This performance features a stellar cast of soloists, including tenor Javier Camarena, known for his exquisite bel canto technique, and alto Sara Mingardo, a renowned interpreter of sacred music.
• The concert was recorded live at one of Europe’s most prestigious music festivals, the Salzburg Festival, in the intimate setting of the Haus für Mozart.

Track Listing

Franz Schubert – Mass in E-flat Major, D. 950
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Mass in C Minor, K. 139 (Waisenhausmesse)

• Total Duration: 194 minutes

Publishers

• Accentus Music
• ORF
• 2DF
• Arte
• Unitel Classica

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