Haydn: Six Great Masses

Haydn: Six Great Masses

Haydn: Six Great Masses
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Composer: Joseph Haydn
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Performer: Monteverdi Choir
Performer: English Baroque Soloists
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-01-13
Music Label: Philips / Decca
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Harmoniemesse'), H. 22/14: Kyrie
  2. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Harmoniemesse'), H. 22/14: Gloria. Gloria in excelsis Deo
  3. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Harmoniemesse'), H. 22/14: Gloria. Gratias agimus tibi
  4. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Harmoniemesse'), H. 22/14: Gloria. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
  5. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Harmoniemesse'), H. 22/14: Credo. Credo in unum Deum
  6. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Harmoniemesse'), H. 22/14: Credo. Et incarnatus est
  7. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Harmoniemesse'), H. 22/14: Credo. Et resurrexit
  8. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Harmoniemesse'), H. 22/14: Credo. Et vitam venturi saeculi
  9. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Harmoniemesse'), H. 22/14: Sanctus
  10. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Harmoniemesse'), H. 22/14: Benedictus
  11. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Harmoniemesse'), H. 22/14: Agnus Dei. Agnus Dei
  12. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Harmoniemesse'), H. 22/14: Agnus Dei. Dona nobis pacem
  13. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Kyrie
  14. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Gloria. Gloria i
  15. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Gloria. Gratias
  16. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Gloria. Quoniam
  17. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Credo. Credo in
  18. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Credo. Et incarn
  19. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Credo. Et resurr
  20. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Sanctus
  21. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Benedictus
  22. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Agnus Dei. Agnus
  23. Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Heiligmesse'), H. 22/10: Agnus Dei. Dona
Music CD 2
  1. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Kyrie
  2. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Gloria. Gloria in excelsi Deo
  3. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Gloria. Qui tollis peccata mundi
  4. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Gloria. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
  5. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Credo. Credo in unum Deum
  6. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Credo. Et incarnatus est
  7. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Credo. Et resurrexit
  8. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Sanctus
  9. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Benedictus
  10. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Agnus Dei. Agnus Dei
  11. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Agnus Dei. Dona nobis pacem
  12. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Schöpfungsmesse'), H. 22/13: Kyrie
  13. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Schöpfungsmesse'), H. 22/13: Gloria. Gloria in excelsis Deo
  14. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Schöpfungsmesse'), H. 22/13: Gloria. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
  15. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Schöpfungsmesse'), H. 22/13: Gloria. In gloria Dei Patris
  16. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Schöpfungsmesse'), H. 22/13: Credo. Credo in unum Deum
  17. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Schöpfungsmesse'), H. 22/13: Credo. Et incarnatus est
  18. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Schöpfungsmesse'), H. 22/13: Credo. Et resurrexit
  19. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Schöpfungsmesse'), H. 22/13: Credo. Et vitam venturi saeculi
  20. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Schöpfungsmesse'), H. 22/13: Sanctus
  21. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Schöpfungsmesse'), H. 22/13: Benedictus
  22. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Schöpfungsmesse'), H. 22/13: Agnus Dei. Agnus Dei
  23. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Schöpfungsmesse'), H. 22/13: Agnus Dei. Dona nobis pacem
Music CD 3
  1. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Kyrie
  2. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Gloria. Gloria in excelsis Deo
  3. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Gloria. Gratias agimus tibi
  4. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Gloria. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
  5. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Credo. Credo in unum Deum
  6. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Credo. Et incarnatus est
  7. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Credo. Et resurrexit
  8. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Sanctus
  9. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Benedictus
  10. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Agnus Dei. Agnus Dei
  11. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ('Theresienmesse'), H. 22/12: Agnus Dei. Dona nobis pacem
  12. Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ('Paukenmesse'), H. 22/9: Kyrie
  13. Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ('Paukenmesse'), H. 22/9: Gloria. Gloria in excelsis Deo
  14. Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ('Paukenmesse'), H. 22/9: Gloria. Qui tollis peccata mundi
  15. Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ('Paukenmesse'), H. 22/9: Gloria. Quoniam tu solus sanctus
  16. Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ('Paukenmesse'), H. 22/9: Credo. Credo in unum Deum
  17. Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ('Paukenmesse'), H. 22/9: Credo. Et incarnatus est
  18. Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ('Paukenmesse'), H. 22/9: Credo. Et resurrexit
  19. Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ('Paukenmesse'), H. 22/9: Sanctus
  20. Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ('Paukenmesse'), H. 22/9: Benedictus
  21. Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ('Paukenmesse'), H. 22/9: Agnus Dei. Agnus Dei
  22. Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ('Paukenmesse'), H. 22/9: Agnus Dei. Dona nobis pacem

Music reviews of Haydn: Six Great Masses

Music Review: Haydn for the new millennium
Rating: 5 Stars

I am not an unabashed supporter of John Gardiner and his period style with choral music from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods. I enjoyed his versions of the Beethoven "Missa Solemnis" and Verdi "Requiem Mass" but did not enjoy his traversal of the Bach cantatas or Haydn's "Creation". This split decision left me wondering if purchasing this set would be wise.

Turns out it was very wise, indeed, for these are startlingly good performances of Haydn's "Big Six" masses -- the Harmony, Helig, Nelson, Creation, Theresa and Pauken (or kettledrum) masses. In these three disks, Gardiner, a group of now well-known soloists, the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists acquit themselves well across the board.

There is no mention in the notes or on the sleeve whether or not the soloists use period inmstruments. The strings sound good, not wiry as is often the case with period instruments. The singers consistently use vibrato.

The English notes to this set describe the history of creation of each mass and describe their musical progressions. There are no notes about the performers and arty pictures of Gardiner grace the front panel of cover of the booklet.

I think it is reasonable to call this a new millennium update of the famous Decca-London set from the 1960s by performers including Simon Preston and George Guest. Spiritually, the newer set is a natural upgrade informed by period style -- if not always performed in same -- and produced in 21st century DDD sound. The singers and orchestral members all perform wonderfully and Gardiner's direction is always appropriate with that little bit of reserve always apparent that separates the temperament of Haydn from that of Beethoven.

While there is no question this is a five star offering, I nevertheless have a few minor quibbles with it. The recordings are tastefully produced in modern natural style, which places the singers and chorus equidistant. I would have appreciated a bit more forward placement for the singers.

In addition, I would argue that the pronunciation of the Latin words suscipe and excelsis are incorrect. There are several ways to say suscipe and Gardiner apparently has chosen su-she-pay. I would argue su-see-pay is correct. The choristers and solosits regularly say eck-shell-sis instead of the correct eck-sell-sis, also. Finally, I would have appreciated a bit more embellishment of the timpani in the closing pages of the "kettledrum" mass. It is, after all, named after the instrument!

But these are minor reservations in a set that has all the qualities to be a classic for this age and hold steadfast in the top rung of Haydn masses for another quarter-century. Compared to the version I have heard by Richard Hickox, I would say this set is clearly superior in all ways. I heartily recommend this nicely-priced three disk set to anyone that wants to discover -- or rediscover -- the glories of Haydn's late masses.
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