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Resurrection - Masterworks for Easter

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Resurrection - Masterworks for Easter - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Album Description

Experience the profound and uplifting spirit of Easter with "Resurrection - Masterworks for Easter," a meticulously curated collection of timeless classical pieces that celebrate the triumph of life over death. This album, set for release on April 24, 2025, under the prestigious Warner Classics label, features an extraordinary array of compositions that span centuries of musical genius.

At the heart of this album is the incomparable Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose works are interwoven with masterpieces from other legendary composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, and Franz Schubert. The album seamlessly blends sacred and secular music, offering a rich tapestry of choral works, orchestral pieces, and solo performances that evoke the solemnity and joy of the Easter season.

From the stirring chorales of Bach's "Markus-Passion" to the ethereal beauty of Mozart's "Missa solemnis in C Minor," each track is a testament to the enduring power of music to inspire and uplift. The album also includes lesser-known gems, such as Heinrich Schütz's "Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi" and the enchanting "Stabat Mater" by Antonio Vivaldi, providing a comprehensive journey through the musical traditions of Easter.

With a duration of two hours, "Resurrection - Masterworks for Easter" is a comprehensive exploration of the musical heritage surrounding the Easter season. Whether you are a devotee of classical music or simply seeking a serene and uplifting listening experience, this album promises to be a cherished addition to your collection. Immerse yourself in the divine harmonies and profound melodies that have resonated through the ages, and celebrate the timeless message of resurrection and renewal.

A Warner Classics release, © 2025 Parlophone Records LimitedA Warner Classics release, ℗ 2025 Parlophone Records Limited

Tracks

  1. Handel: La Resurrezione, HWV 47, Pt. 1: SonataGeorge Frideric Handel, Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée
  2. Bach, JS: Markus-Passion, BWV 247: No. 3, Chor. "Ja nicht auf das Fest"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Choir, Sacramentskoor Breda, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
  3. Anonymous: Funeral Antiphon. "Ego sum resurrectio et vita"Anonymous, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
  4. Schubert: Jesus Christus unser Heiland, D. 168a "Osterlied"Franz Schubert, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Barbara Moser, Erwin Ortner
  5. Bach, JS: Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4: No. 1, SinfoniaJohann Sebastian Bach, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
  6. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 12a, Divertissement. Chocolate, Spanish DancePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra
  7. Schütz: St Matthew Passion, SWV 479: Introitus. "Das Leiden unser Herren Jesu Christi"Heinrich Schütz, The Hilliard Ensemble, Paul Hillier
  8. Satie: Menus propos enfantins: No. 3, Valse du chocolat aux amandesErik Satie, Aldo Ciccolini
  9. Mozart: Missa solemnis in C Minor, K. 139 "Waisenhausmesse": XIV. Et resurrexitWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Barbara Bonney, Concentus Musicus Wien
  10. Bach, CPE: Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu, Wq. 240, Pt. 1: No. 1, IntroductionCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent
  11. Biber: Rosary Sonatas: Violin Sonata No. 11 in G Major "The Resurrection": III. AdagioHeinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, John Holloway, Davitt Moroney, Tragicomedia
  12. Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale: No. 9, Et resurrexit, SV 260Claudio Monteverdi, Michel Corboz, Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne
  13. Telemann: Der Tag des Gerichts, TWV 6:8, Pt. 4: No. 32, Der Chöre der Himmlischen. "Die Rechte des Herrn ist erhöhet!"Georg Philipp Telemann, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg, Concentus Musicus Wien
  14. Haydn: Mass in C Major, Hob. XXII:9 "Paukenmesse": Et resurrexitJoseph Haydn, Sir Neville Marriner, Carolyn Watkinson, Hansjürgen Scholze, Keith Lewis, Margaret Marshall, Robert Holl, MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus, Staatskapelle Dresden
  15. Schütz: Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi, Op. 3, SWV 50: Introitus. "Die Auferstehung unsers Herren Jesu Christi"Heinrich Schütz, Louis Devos, Musica Polyphonica
  16. Puccini: Messa di Gloria: Credo. Et resurrexitGiacomo Puccini, Michel Corboz, Orquestra Gulbenkian, Coro Gulbenkian
  17. Schütz: Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi, Op. 3, SWV 50: Beschluss. "Gott sei Dank"Heinrich Schütz, Louis Devos, Musica Polyphonica
  18. Bach, CPE: Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu, Wq. 240, Pt. 1: No. 5, Chor. "Triumph! Des Herrn Gesalbter sieget!"Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent
  19. Liszt: Christus, S. 3, Pt. 3: Easter HymnFranz Liszt, James Conlon, Slovak Philharmonic Choir
  20. Tournemire: L'orgue mystique, Cycle de Pâques, Op. 56, Office No. 16 "Sabbato Sancto": II. CommunionCharles Tournemire, Bernard Heiniger
  21. Bach, JS: Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4: No. 7, Duett. "So feiern wir das hohe Fest"Johann Sebastian Bach, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben, Kurt Equiluz
  22. Desmarest: Messe à deux chœurs et deux orchestres: Credo. Et resurrexitHenri Desmarets, Olivier Schneebeli, Les Pages et les Chantres de la Chapelle, Siegbert Rampe
  23. Jerusalem: Mass in D Major "Polychoral": XI. Et resurrexit tertia dieIgnacio de Jerúsalem, Chanticleer, Joseph Jennings, Chanticleer Sinfonia
  24. Lassus: Sacrae cantiones quinque vocum: No. 19, Surrexit pastor bonusOrlande de Lassus, Chanticleer
  25. Tavener: The Protecting Veil: VI. The ResurrectionJohn Tavener, Steven Isserlis, London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
  26. Anonymous / Transcr. Revert: Victimae paschali laudesAnonymous, Maitrise Notre-Dame De Paris, Yves Castagnet, Henri Chalet
  27. Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 5 "Fantaisie-tableaux": IV. PâquesSergei Rachmaninoff, Martha Argerich, Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky
  28. Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum: II. Le Christ, ressuscité des morts, ne meurt plus ; la mort n'a plus sur lui d'empireOlivier Messiaen, Pierre Boulez, Percussions de Strasbourg, Orchestre Du Domaine Musical
  29. Bach, JS: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Et resurrexitJohann Sebastian Bach, The Swingle Singers
  30. Schütz: Lukas-Passion, SWV 480: Introitus. "Das Leiden unsers Herren Jesu Christi"Heinrich Schütz, Jürgen Jürgens, Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg
  31. Haydn: Mass in C Major, Hob. XXII:5 "Sanctæ Cæciliæ": Et resurrexitJoseph Haydn, Michel Corboz, Orquestra Gulbenkian, Coro Gulbenkian, Brigitte Fournier, Charles Daniels
  32. Schubert: Chor der Engel, D. 440 "Christ ist erstanden!"Franz Schubert, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Erwin Ortner
  33. Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D Major, Op. 123: VIII. Et resurrexitLudwig van Beethoven, Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus
  34. De Lalande: Regina coeli: Récit. "Quia quem meruisti" - Trio. "Resurrexit"Michel Richard Delalande, Michel Corboz, Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne, Nicolas Tüller, Olivier Dufour, Yvonne Perrin
  35. Schütz: Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi, Op. 3, SWV 50: "Die Weiber aber gingen hinein in das Grab"Heinrich Schütz, Louis Devos, David James, Kurt Widmer, Musica Polyphonica, Roland Bufkens
  36. Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, RV 621: I. Stabat Mater dolorosaAntonio Vivaldi, Jakub Józef Orliński, Capella Cracoviensis, Jan Tomasz Adamus
  37. Handel: La Resurrezione, HWV 47, Pt. 1: Duetto. "Dolci chiodi, amate spine" (Maddalena, Cleofe)George Frideric Handel, Emmanuelle Haïm, Kate Royal, Le Concert d'Astrée, Sonia Prina
  38. Schubert: Stabat Mater in F Minor, D. 383: No. 1, Chor. "Jesus Christus schwebt am Kreuzel"Franz Schubert, Michel Corboz, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
  39. Easter Hymn "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today"Anonymous, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ian Hare, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Sir David Willcocks
  40. Vivaldi: Credo in E Minor, RV 591: IV. Et resurrexitAntonio Vivaldi, Michel Corboz, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
  41. Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection": V. (b) Wieder sehr breitGustav Mahler, Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker
  42. Tournemire: L'orgue mystique, Cycle de Pâques, Op. 56, Office No. 16 "Sabbato Sancto": I. OffertoireCharles Tournemire, Bernard Heiniger
  43. Handel: La Resurrezione, HWV 47, Pt. 2: Aria. "Del ciglio dolente l'ondosa procella"George Frideric Handel, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Nancy Argenta
  44. Gesualdo: Responsoria, Pt. 3 "Sabbato Sancto": No. 5, O vos omnesCarlo Gesualdo, A Sei Voci
  45. Bach, JS: Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ, BWV 67: No. 2, Aria. "Mein Jesus ist erstanden"Johann Sebastian Bach, Gustav Leonhardt, Leonhardt-Consort, Kurt Equiluz
  46. Scarlatti, D: Stabat Mater in C Minor: I. Stabat Mater dolorosaDomenico Scarlatti, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, The Monteverdi Choir
  47. Traditional: Easter AlleluiaTraditional, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Denis Vaughan, Sir Charles Mackerras, Philharmonia Orchestra
  48. Anonymous: Messe de Pâques: Graduel. "Haec dies"Anonymous, Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Dominique Vellard
  49. Victoria: Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae, Sabbato Sancto: Responsorium II. "O vos omnes"Tomás Luis de Victoria, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
  50. Charpentier: Psaume XXVI. "Dominus illumination mea" (D'après le Dixit Dominus, H. 226)Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Gérard Lesne, Agnès Mellon, Ian Honeyman, Jacques Bona
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About Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in Salzburg in 1756, stands as one of the most celebrated composers in the history of Western music. His prodigious talent was evident from a young age, with Mozart composing his first piece at just five years old and performing publicly by six. Throughout his relatively short life, he composed over 600 works, spanning virtually every genre of his time, including symphonies, operas, concertos, and chamber music. Mozart's compositions are renowned for their melodic beauty, formal elegance, and rich harmonies, earning him a place among the greatest composers of all time. His operas, such as "Le nozze di Figaro" and "Don Giovanni," remain staples of the operatic repertoire, while his symphonies and piano concertos continue to captivate audiences worldwide. Despite his untimely death at the age of 35, Mozart's musical legacy endures, inspiring generations of musicians and composers.

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