Mozart - Mass in C minor / Te Kanawa · von Otter · Rolfe Johnson · R. Lloyd · Marriner

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Artist), Neville Marriner (Artist), Kiri Te Kanawa (Artist), Anne Sofie von Otter (Artist), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Artist), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Artist), Robert Lloyd (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 20, 1994)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B00000418D
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,662 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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  • #19 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Te Kanawa, Kiri
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55 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding clarity, wonderful interpretation, April 23, 2001

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anonymousinaustin (Austin, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozart - Mass in C minor / Te Kanawa · von Otter · Rolfe Johnson · R. Lloyd · Marriner (Audio CD)

You just can't go wrong with The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. I was already a fan of this wonderful chamber orchestra, and became even more fanatical after hearing them preform live, here at the University of Texas at Austin.

The only thing worse than a poor chorus and weak instruments is a hissy recording. This particular recording of Mozart's Great Mass in C minor features remarkable clarity, definitely the best of all my Mozart CDs. Aside from the wonderful sound quality, the Academy seems to so elegantly capture every subtle emotion of what is perhaps Mozart's grandest sacred work. The powerful instrumentation and vocals are balanced perfectly, neither one ever trumping the other. The Academy seems at all times precisely in sync with the notes; they really "know" Mozart extremely well, and it shows.

I recommend this CD to anyone looking for a crisp and powerful recording of the Great Mass. Even in its slightly incomplete state (Mozart never got around to writing some of the Credo and all of the Angus Dei), this piece speaks as if directly from Heaven.

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb work, superbly performed...with a bonus., August 10, 1999

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This review is from: Mozart - Mass in C minor / Te Kanawa · von Otter · Rolfe Johnson · R. Lloyd · Marriner (Audio CD)

While it lacks the weight of, say, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, this work is pure and purely Mozart. "Et incarnatus est" may be one of the most lovely soprano arias extant. I have always admired the clarity of St. Martin in the Fields under Neville Marriner, and when you add Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Robert Lloyd and a fine chorus you have an unbeatable combination. As a bonus (actually, to pad out the CD) Philips added Mozart's sublime "Ave Verum Corpus," worth the price of the CD in its own right.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great disk - but one poor edit, December 1, 2006

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John J. W. Gilmour "John Gilmour" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart - Mass in C minor / Te Kanawa · von Otter · Rolfe Johnson · R. Lloyd · Marriner (Audio CD)

A magnificent cd. For those who find Te Kanawa a bit lifeless, this will change your view. It is a gracious performance.

There is a small, but annoying technical flaw in the track of Sanctus - which ends as if it was clipped off prematurely to avoid a cough or someone dropping a music stand. First Philips Classical CD I have bought that has exhibited a technical flaw.