Immerse yourself in the profound spiritual depth and musical brilliance of Joseph Haydn with "Haydn: The Complete Mass Edition." This comprehensive collection, released on February 1, 1996, by Chandos Records, features a meticulous selection of Haydn's sacred choral works, showcasing his mastery of the classical genre. Spanning over two hours and fifty-six minutes, this album is a testament to Haydn's enduring legacy in the world of classical music.
The album encompasses a variety of masses and sacred compositions, each offering a unique glimpse into Haydn's artistic evolution. From the grand "Theresienmesse" to the intimate "Kleine Orgelmesse," and the lesser-known yet equally captivating "Schöpfungsmesse" (Creation Mass), every piece is performed with exquisite precision and reverence. The "Missa rorate coeli desuper" and the "Harmoniemesse" further enrich the collection, providing a comprehensive overview of Haydn's contributions to sacred music.
"Haydn: The Complete Mass Edition" is not just a compilation of Haydn's masses; it is a journey through his spiritual and musical journey. The album includes the "Salve Regina in E Major," adding a touch of devotion and serenity to the collection. Each track is a masterclass in composition, highlighting Haydn's ability to blend vocal and instrumental elements seamlessly.
This album is a treasure trove for classical music enthusiasts and those seeking to explore the rich tapestry of Haydn's sacred works. The performances are impeccable, capturing the essence of each piece with clarity and depth. Whether you are a seasoned Haydn aficionado or a newcomer to his music, this collection offers an unparalleled opportunity to experience the genius of one of classical music's greatest composers.
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Tracks
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:12, "Theresienmesse": I. KyrieJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:12, "Theresienmesse": II. Gloria. Gloria in excelsis DeoJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:12, "Theresienmesse": II. Gloria. Gratias agimus tibiJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:12, "Theresienmesse": II. Gloria. Quonium tu solus sanctusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:12, "Theresienmesse": III. Credo. Credo in unum DeumJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:12, "Theresienmesse": III. Credo. Et incarnatus estJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:12, "Theresienmesse": III. Credo. Et resurrexitJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:12, "Theresienmesse": IV. SanctusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:12, "Theresienmesse": V. BenedictusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:12, "Theresienmesse": VI. Agnus Dei. Agnus DeiJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:12, "Theresienmesse": VI. Agnus Dei. Dona nobis pacemJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:7, "Kleine Orgelmesse": I. KyrieJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:7, "Kleine Orgelmesse": II. GloriaJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:7, "Kleine Orgelmesse": III. CredoJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:7, "Kleine Orgelmesse": IV. SanctusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:7, "Kleine Orgelmesse": V. BenedictusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:7, "Kleine Orgelmesse": VI. Agnus DeiJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:13, "Schöpfungsmesse" ("Creation Mass"): I. KyrieJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:13, "Schöpfungsmesse" ("Creation Mass"): II. Gloria. Gloria in excelsis DeoJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:13, "Schöpfungsmesse" ("Creation Mass"): II. Gloria. Quoniam tu solus sanctusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:13, "Schöpfungsmesse" ("Creation Mass"): III. Credo. Credo in unum DeumJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:13, "Schöpfungsmesse" ("Creation Mass"): III. Credo. Et incarnatus estJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:13, "Schöpfungsmesse" ("Creation Mass"): III. Credo. Et resurrexitJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:13, "Schöpfungsmesse" ("Creation Mass"): III. Credo. Et vitam venturi saeculiJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:13, "Schöpfungsmesse" ("Creation Mass"): IV. SanctusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:13, "Schöpfungsmesse" ("Creation Mass"): V. BenedictusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:13, "Schöpfungsmesse" ("Creation Mass"): VI. Agnus Dei. Agnus DeiJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:13, "Schöpfungsmesse" ("Creation Mass"): VI. Agnus Dei. Dona nobis pacemJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in G Major, Hob. XXII.3, "Missa rorate coeli desuper": I. KyrieJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in G Major, Hob. XXII.3, "Missa rorate coeli desuper": II. GloriaJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in G Major, Hob. XXII.3, "Missa rorate coeli desuper": III. CredoJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in G Major, Hob. XXII.3, "Missa rorate coeli desuper": IV. SanctusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in G Major, Hob. XXII.3, "Missa rorate coeli desuper": V. BenedictusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in G Major, Hob. XXII.3, "Missa rorate coeli desuper": VI. Agnus DeiJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:13, "Schöpfungsmesse" ("Creation Mass"): II. Gloria. Gloria in excelsis Deo (Alternative Gloria for Marie Therese)Joseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:13, "Schöpfungsmesse" ("Creation Mass"): II. Gloria. Quoniam tu solus sanctus (Alternative Gloria for Marie Therese)Joseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:14, "Harmoniemesse": I. KyrieJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Nancy Argenta, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:14, "Harmoniemesse": IIa. GloriaJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Nancy Argenta, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:14, "Harmoniemesse": IIb. Gratias agimusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Nancy Argenta, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:14, "Harmoniemesse": IIc. Quoniam tu solus sanctusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Nancy Argenta, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:14, "Harmoniemesse": IIIa. CredoJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Nancy Argenta, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:14, "Harmoniemesse": IIIb. Et incarnatusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Nancy Argenta, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:14, "Harmoniemesse": IIIc. Et resurrexitJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Nancy Argenta, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:14, "Harmoniemesse": IV. SanctusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Nancy Argenta, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:14, "Harmoniemesse": V. BenedictusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Nancy Argenta, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:14, "Harmoniemesse": VIa. Agnus DeiJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Nancy Argenta, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Mass in B-Flat Major, Hob. XXII:14, "Harmoniemesse": VIb. Dona nobisJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Nancy Argenta, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Salve Regina in E Major, Hob. XXIIIb:1: I. Salve ReginaJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Nancy Argenta, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Salve Regina in E Major, Hob. XXIIIb:1: II. Ad te clamamusJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Nancy Argenta, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Salve Regina in E Major, Hob. XXIIIb:1: III. Eja ergo adovcataJoseph Haydn, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Nancy Argenta, Collegium Musicum 90 Choir
Franz Joseph Haydn, often hailed as the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet," was an Austrian composer whose influence on classical music is immeasurable. Born in 1732 in the small village of Rohrau, Haydn's journey from humble beginnings to becoming one of the most prolific and celebrated composers of the Classical period is a testament to his genius and dedication. Throughout his career, Haydn composed an astonishing array of works, including 107 symphonies, 83 string quartets, and numerous operas, masses, and piano sonatas. His innovative contributions to musical form and structure laid the foundation for the symphony and string quartet as we know them today. Haydn's music is not just a collection of notes but a rich tapestry of emotions and ideas that continue to inspire and captivate audiences worldwide.
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