Schubert: Masses in A flat & C

On this CD:

1. Mass for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in A flat major (Missa Solemnis), D. 678
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields with Wendy Eathorne, Wynford Evans, Bernadette Greevey, Christopher Keyte, John Scott
Conducted by George Guest

2. Mass for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in C major, D. 452 (Op. 48) with alternate Benedictus, D. 961
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by London Sinfonietta with Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Jan DeGaetani, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Malcolm King
Conducted by David Atherton

Tracks:

German Mass D. 872: Zum Eingang
German Mass D. 872: Zum Gloria
German Mass D. 872: Zum Evangelium und Credo
German Mass D. 872: Zum Offertorium
German Mass D. 872: Zum Sanctus
German Mass D. 872: Nach der Wandlung
German Mass D. 872: Anhang: Das Gebet des Herrn
German Mass D. 872: Zum Agnus Dei
German Mass D. 872: Schlussgesang
Mass No.1 In F major, D 105: Kyrie
Mass No.1 In F major, D 105: Gloria
Mass No.1 In F major, D 105: Credo
Mass No.1 In F major, D 105: Sanctus
Mass No.1 In F major, D 105: Benedictus
Mass No.1 In F major, D 105: Agnus Dei
Mass No.1 In F major, D 105: Dona Nobis Pacem
Mass No.2 In G Major. D. 167: Kyrie
Mass No.2 In G Major. D. 167: Gloria
Mass No.2 In G Major. D. 167: Credo
Mass No.2 In G Major. D. 167: Sanctus
Mass No.2 In G Major. D. 167: Benedictus
Mass No.2 In G Major. D. 167: Agnus Dei

Tracks:

Mass No.3 In B Flat Major. D 324: Kyrie
Mass No.3 In B Flat Major. D 324: Gloria
Mass No.3 In B Flat Major. D 324: Credo
Mass No.3 In B Flat Major. D 324: Sanctus
Mass No.3 In B Flat Major. D 324: Benedictus
Mass No.3 In B Flat Major. D 324: Agnus Dei
Mass No.5 In A-flat Major D. 678: Kyrie
Mass No.5 In A-flat Major D. 678: Gloria
Mass No.5 In A-flat Major D. 678: Credo
Mass No.5 In A-flat Major D. 678: Sanctus
Mass No.5 In A-flat Major D. 678: Benedictus
Mass No.5 In A-flat Major D. 678: Agnus Dei

Tracks:

Mass No.4 In C. Major D.452: Kyrie
Mass No.4 In C. Major D.452: Gloria
Mass No.4 In C. Major D.452: Credo
Mass No.4 In C. Major D.452: Sanctus
Mass No.4 In C. Major D.452: Benedictus
Mass No.4 In C. Major D.452: Agnus Dei
Mass No.6 In E Flat Major, D 950: Kyrie
Mass No.6 In E Flat Major, D 950: Gloria
Mass No.6 In E Flat Major, D 950: Sanctus
Mass No.6 In E Flat Major, D 950: Benedictus
Mass No.6 In E Flat Major, D 950: Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei

Customer Reviews:

great price but there are some drawbacks.......2006-08-30

This is good but be aware that the German mass on this recording was recorded in 1962 and the rest of the masses in 1978. The sound quality isn't the best in the world but I'm sure to most people it will be tolerable. It's just that after hearing such good quality new recordings it's kind of hard to stomach an old analog recording.

The performance is good, probably not the best though. The singers seem to really over power the instruments. some times the instruments just seem a little small. There is some background noise just like on most recordings but it's nothing terrible.

I actually recommend the Brilliant Classics Schubert Masses. The sound quality is much better in that box set and it only costs a couple of dollars more.

Possibly Schubert's most intimate work!.......2005-10-07

These masses are Schubert's hymn-like works with an enormous melodic charm. He composed part of them to texts of Johann Philip Neumann, who was a professor at the Vienna Polytechnical Institute, and they were intended for use by the students congregation at that Institute. He finished the first mass when he was only 17 and the last one just a few months before he died, so his masses, the latin as well as his german ones, really span over a relatively long time of the creative part of his career.

Technically speaking these masses seem easy, but they surely rank among Franz Schubert's best works. They certainly constitute a very mature body of work, most part of which written by the great composer towards the end of his short but very prolific life. The choral part is not overly complex, and so is the orchestral one. To me the beauty of these works is in the interaction between choral, solos and orchestral sections. Sometimes a simple work can be magnificent.

I'm not a regular churchgoer, but just like another reviewer here at Amazon.com, I happened to attend a few masses in Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg, Germany, more than a decade ago. Masses in german and english, the softly spoken magic spell accompanied by Schubert's masses. What a blissful atmosphere! When I think about it, it's very difficult to describe that feeling now, but I guess "intimate" would be the word that comes closest to it.

Franz Schubert's "Deutsche Messe".......2000-06-16

I have listened to the "Deutsche Messe" over and over again. I also had the rare opportunity to be at a mass in a church in Germany where an orchestra played Franz Schubert's "Deutsche Messe". Wow! What an experience! The music pieces have so much depths and devotion in them. You can close your eyes and feel what Franz Schubert must have felt.

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Schubert Masses Nos. 2 & 6
a voice teacher and early music fan
YES!
This is a Must Have choral CD!
Schubert Mass in G Robert Shaw w/ Atlanta Symphony Orch.

Schubert: Masses Nos. 2 & 6

Manufacturer: Telarc
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003CVY
Release Date: 1990-05-07

Tracks:

l. Kyrie - David Gordon
ll. Gloria - David Gordon
lll. Credo - David Gordon
lV. Sanctus - David Gordon
V. Benedictus - David Gordon
Vl. Agnus Dei - David Gordon
l. Kyrie - Glenn Siebert
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lll. Credo - Glenn Siebert
lV. Sanctus - Glenn Siebert
V. Benedictus - Glenn Siebert
Vl. Agnus Dei - Glenn Siebert

Customer Reviews:

Schubert Masses Nos. 2 & 6.......2007-03-11

This is an excellent recording and I am very pleased to have it.

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-02-18

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was raised a Roman Catholic in Vienna, and as a clear-voiced choir boy and violinist, he became acquainted with the works of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, who was his favorite composer.
Among Schubert's vocal works are many with religious texts, most intended for service use. The majority of these, including his first 5 Mass settings, were written for specific occasions and received performances soon after being completed, but this was not the case with his Sixth Mass, which lay unperformed until a year after his death.
In his settings of the mass, Schubert took Romantic liberties, omitting words, repeating words,or even entire paragraphs, thus treating the text not as unchangeable doctrine, but as a flexable libretto to be subservient to his artistic needs. His setting made significant omissions in the Gloria and Credo texts. Some sentences are omitted in all six of his masses, leading to speculation that he dissented from such teachings as the Church's divine authority.

The G major Mass was composed in 1815, and is simple and tuneful, direct and innocent in its idiom. He wrote it in 6 days; it is a small-scaled work accompanied by strings and organ.

The Mass in E-flat major is the product of that remarkable surge of new music that Schubert produced in his final year. Musically it has two aspects: it follows traditional practise in overall shape and construction. However, we encounter, in its harmonic language, Schubert, the Romantic ,using daring chromatic digressions and frankly pictorial writing with telling dramatic effect. This is basically a choral mass, and the soloists are used sparingly.

The performance of the soloists is excellent, and who but a Robert Shaw could bring out the best of the Chorus and Orchestra? Shaw was such a genius in the art of choral performance, but fortunately for us, he left much of his work behind on several recordings. While I enjoy both of these Masses, my preference still leans to the g major. probably because of its more traditional sound.

YES!.......2003-04-17

This is THE recording of Mass # 2 to get!! # 6 is VERY nice as well. Over all a beautiful and unsurpassed recording.

This is a Must Have choral CD!.......2002-04-22

I am ashamed to admit that I do not listen to this recording as often as it deserves to be heard. If the Lord has ears to hear with, then Schubert can be assured a place in the highest echelons of Heaven for having written such music. His Kyrie in Mass No. 2 drips with lyrical beauty. The Sanctus will take your breath away with its forceful simplicity. The Agnus Dei is a prayer on par with Faure's Pie Jesu for sheer, pure beauty. Highlights of the Mass No. 6 include the grandiose, Beethoven-esque Gloria and the gentle Benedictus. Shaw is absolutely in his element directing the Atlanta Chorus through their lush phrases and delicate melodies. The balance between chorus and orchestra is precise and the excellent sound quality can be best described as clear & present. A great selection of Masses for your collection.

Schubert Mass in G Robert Shaw w/ Atlanta Symphony Orch........2001-11-04

I love this CD. It is an exquisite rendition of Schubert's wonderful music. I am performing this with my choir, and have been looking for a different presentation to hear the contrasts in interpretation.

Product Description

Audio samples, reviews, and details on this CD can be found on Amazon's page for its alternate edition, by searching in Amazon music (or classical music) for B000002SDT. This edition is an exquisite digital remaster issued by EMI in 1988. These performances of Schubert's Mass in A Flat Major and Mass in C Major are from Munich, 1980 and 1981. This is an ADD recording.

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Superb 'modern' masses. Buy It.

Franz Schubert: Masses In A Flat & C

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002SDT
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Mass in A Flat, D.678: I. Kyrie
Mass in A Flat, D.678: II. Gloria
Mass in A Flat, D.678: III. Credo
Mass in A Flat, D.678: IV. Sanctus
Mass in A Flat, D.678: V. Benedictus
Mass in A Flat, D.678: VI. Agnus Dei
Mass in C, D.452: I. Kyrie
Mass in C, D.452: II. Gloria
Mass in C, D.452: III. Credo
Mass in C, D.452: IV. Sanctus
Mass in C, D.452: V. Benidictus I
Mass in C, D.452: VI. Benedictus II
Mass in C, D.452: VII. Agnus Dei

Customer Reviews:

Superb 'modern' masses. Buy It........2006-08-12

Franz Schubert's two masses in A-Flat Major and in C Major are delightful 'short' modern masses, if 'modern' in this case begins with Bach. While I am firmly in the camp which believes Bach's Mass in B-Minor is not only the greatest mass ever written, but literally the greatest piece of music ever written, it is so big that it is almost hard to take it all in. Shorter masses, for example Mozart's famous Requium Mass are much more manageable and one can even dream of commissioning a performance of such works. Except... I was listening to several different recordings of Mozart's 'unfinished' Requium and started wondering whether or not just about any tune, such as 'Happy Birthday to You' or 'Louie, Louie' wouldn't sound grand if it were performed by a large professional chorus in Vienna's Thomaskirche. Mozart's piece is stirring, but that may have as much to do with the setting as with the music. Shubert's masses, on the other hand definitely have something distinctive which raises them above not only the old traditional chanted liturgy, but also above his modern forebearers. So, for that something extra where the genuine feeling so evident in his Lieder shines through, you really must try these gems.

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Schubert: Masses in A flat & C

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000E4MC
Release Date: 1991-08-09

Schubert: Great Masses in A flat, D.678, & E flat, D950

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Schubert: Great Masses in A flat, D.678, & E flat, D950

Manufacturer: Philips
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000942JX
Release Date: 2003-11-20

Album Details

Schubert's Six Masses Cover the Period 1814-28 and Deserve to Be Much Better Known Than They Are at Present. The Two Included Here Are Regarded as his Greatest Achievements in the Form and Date from 1819-22 (D678) and the Last Year of his Short Life, 1828 (D950).

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Wonderful soprano!!

Schubert: Masses, D324 & D452

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000002BZJ
Release Date: 1996-12-10

Tracks:

Mass in B-flat major, D 324: Kyrie. Adagio con moto
Mass in B-flat major, D 324: Gloria. Allegro vivace - Andante con moto - Tempo I - Piu moto
Mass in B-flat major, D 324: Credo. Allegro vivace - Adagio - Piu moto - Tempo I
Mass in B-flat major, D 324: Sanctus. Adagio maestoso
Mass in B-flat major, D 324: Benedictus. Andante con moto
Mass in B-flat major, D 324: Agnus Dei. Andante molto - Allegro moderato
Mass In C Major, D 452: Kyrie. Andante con moto
Mass In C Major, D 452: Gloria. Allegro vivace
Mass In C Major, D 452: Credo. Allegro - Adagio molto - Tempo I
Mass In C Major, D 452: Sanctus. Adagio - Osanna. Allegro vivace
Mass In C Major, D 452: Benedictus. Andante - Osanna. Allegro vivace (1816 version)
Mass In C Major, D 452: Benedictus. Moderato - Osanna. Allegro vivace (1828 version)
Mass In C Major, D 452: Agnus Dei. Lento

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful soprano!!.......2002-06-20

I am a big fan of Vienna Boys' Choir and their beautiful voice.
This music is awesome. Boy soprano whose name is Thomas Puchegger did great job in 'Benedictus'and through his whole parts.
These music were powerful and sacred.

Schubert - 3 Masses ~ Tantum Ergo ~ Offertorium/ Donath, Popp, Fassbaender, Schreier, Araiza, Dallapozza, Fischer-Dieskau, Sawallisch

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Schubert's "poor relations" deserve a hearing
Schubert's Mass in G

Schubert - 3 Masses ~ Tantum Ergo ~ Offertorium/ Donath, Popp, Fassbaender, Schreier, Araiza, Dallapozza, Fischer-Dieskau, Sawallisch
Franz Schubert , Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra , Wolfgang Sawallisch , Helen Donath , Lucia Popp , Bavarian Radio Chorus , Brigitte Fassbaender , Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , Adolf Dallapozza , Francisco Araiza , and Peter Schreier
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000026BSW
Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

Mass in A flat, D.678: I: Kyrie - Schubert
Mass in A flat, D.678: II: Gloria - Schubert
Mass in A flat, D.678: III: Credo - Schubert
Mass in A flat, D.678: IV: Sanctus - Schubert
Mass in A flat, D.678: V: Benedictus - Schubert
Mass in A flat, D.678: VI: Agnus Dei - Schubert
Mass in C, D.452: I: Kyrie - Schubert
Mass in C, D.452: II: Gloria - Schubert
Mass in C, D.452: III: Credo - Schubert
Mass in C, D.452: IV: Sanctus - Schubert
Mass in C, D.452: V: Benedictus I & II - Schubert
Mass in C, D.452: VI: Agnus Dei - Schubert

Tracks:

Mass in E flat, D.950: I: Kyrie - F. Schubert
Mass in E flat, D.950: II: Gloria - F. Schubert
Mass in E flat, D.950: III: Credo - F. Schubert
Mass in E flat, D.950: IV: Sanctus - F. Schubert
Mass in E flat, D.950: V: Benedictus - F. Schubert
Mass in E flat, D.950: VI: Agnus Dei - F. Schubert
Tantum ergo, D.962 - F. Schubert
Offertorium, D.963 - F. Schubert

Customer Reviews:

Schubert's "poor relations" deserve a hearing.......2006-05-22

It was good of EMI to extract some choice music from Sawallisch's 7-CD set comprising all of Schubert's sacred choral works. There are seven Masses plus miscellaneous smaller works; none are well represented in concert, being almost solely confined to church services. Representation on CD is also a bit sparse.

Nor do the Masses contain Schubert's consistently best music. As The Gramophone said in reviewing the entire EMI set, these are the poor relations among the composer's output. But here we have three of the very best, sung by an excellent choir, world-class soloists, and Sawallisch at his Kapellmeister best. This is lyrical, gentle, reverent music, not quite up to Haydn's great late Masses but with lots of treasurable moments.

Schubert's Mass in G.......2002-10-16

Kyrie: Great
Gloria: Awesome
Credo: interesting
Sanctus: Complex
Benedictus: Voice of an angel.....She's the princess of the song
Agus Deli: Sooo slow but kewl

Trust me on this....I"m only 15!!

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