Masses

Franz Joseph Haydn (Artist), Neville Marriner (Artist), Barbara Hendricks (Artist), Carol Vaness (Artist), Keith Lewis (Artist), Petteri Salomaa (Artist), Margaret Marshall (Artist), Carolyn Watkinson (Artist), Robert Holl (Artist), Doris Soffel (Artist), Dagmar Schellenberger (Artist), Rundfunkchor Leipzig (Artist), Staatskapelle Dresden (Artist), Hermann-Christian Polster (Artist), Hans Jürgen Scholze (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 18, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000002SCJ
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #498,249 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Kyrie

2. Gloria In Excelsis Deo

3. Gratias Agimus Tibi

4. Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus

5. Credo In Unum Deum

6. Et Incarnatus Est

7. Et Resurrexit

8. Et Vitam Venturi Saeculi

9. Sanctus

10. Benedictus

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Kyrie

2. Gloria

3. Credo

4. Sanctus

5. Benedictus

6. Agnus Dei

7. Kyrie

8. Gloria In Excelsis Deo

9. Gratias Agimus Tibi

10. Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Broad and solid, September 20, 2000

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J. Enders "jenders" (Darmstadt) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Masses (Audio CD)

One of my first experiences with classical music concerts was a performance of Haydn's "Creation" conducted by Neville Marriner. From this concert I had the impression that Marriner has a faible for rather fast tempi - as far as classical choral works are concerned, but I have to revise this opinion.

Sure, in this collection of four masses by Haydn there are also some speedy movements, and often the interpretation feels "right" concerning the speed and rhythm. I have the impression that this is especially valid for the first two featured masses (Heiligmesse, Nelsonmesse) where I have no comparison to other recordings or notes. The second pair of masses (Kleine Orgelsolomesse, Theresienmesse) are played often in very broad tempi (e.g. the Kyrie in the Orgelsolomesse) that make it sometimes difficult to follow the flow of the music.

Besides these details, the interpretation of the joint forces of the Rundfunkchor Leipzig (pronouncing the Latin text in the way it is customary in Germany), the Staatskapelle Dresden, and various soloists is full of rhythm and is "leggiero" (sometimes the latter is somewhat missing with the soloists). Also the technical aspects of the recording are solid, though maybe not excellent.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Stuff !!, February 11, 2002

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Norman Cooley (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Masses (Audio CD)

Neville Marriner has been criticised for his fast tempi but I think his conducting of these four Haydn masses is very good indeed. It has great energy and sense of purpose. The singing is also very good here. I especially like Robert Holl's solid and full basso in the Nelson Mass. You can pay a lot more and get a lot less.