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This double disc combines a pair of Mozart mass performances linked by a common choir, orchestra, and conductor; the two live recordings were made five years apart, in 1986 and 1991, in different locations, and they have no soloists in common except for mezzo soprano Doris Soffel. These are large-scale German performances of the old school. For many listeners the soloists will be the main attraction, a prime example being the appearance of bass Thomas Quasthoff, sounding preternaturally warm in the "Tuba mirum" section of the Requiem, K. 626. The soaring female duets in the Mass in C minor, K. 427, from Soffel and soprano Arleen Augér, can stand up to the sumptuous chorus, which may seem to overpower the music, except for listeners raised on the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Conductor Gary Bertini makes the Choir of Cologne Radio do a lot of Wagnerian stomping around, especially in the Requiem, and that kind of thing is purely a matter of personal taste. But what's certain is that the soloists here are a match for the large dimensions of the interpretation, and that this is a decent example of its type.
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Arleen Auger, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Thomas Moser, ténor - Stephen Roberts, basse - Wolfram Gehring, orgue - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Arleen Auger, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Thomas Moser, ténor - Stephen Roberts, basse - Wolfram Gehring, orgue - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Arleen Auger, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Thomas Moser, ténor - Stephen Roberts, basse - Wolfram Gehring, orgue - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Arleen Auger, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Thomas Moser, ténor - Stephen Roberts, basse - Wolfram Gehring, orgue - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Arleen Auger, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Thomas Moser, ténor - Stephen Roberts, basse - Wolfram Gehring, orgue - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Arleen Auger, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Thomas Moser, ténor - Stephen Roberts, basse - Wolfram Gehring, orgue - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Arleen Auger, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Thomas Moser, ténor - Stephen Roberts, basse - Wolfram Gehring, orgue - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Arleen Auger, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Thomas Moser, ténor - Stephen Roberts, basse - Wolfram Gehring, orgue - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Arleen Auger, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Thomas Moser, ténor - Stephen Roberts, basse - Wolfram Gehring, orgue - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Arleen Auger, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Thomas Moser, ténor - Stephen Roberts, basse - Wolfram Gehring, orgue - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Arleen Auger, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Thomas Moser, ténor - Stephen Roberts, basse - Wolfram Gehring, orgue - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Arleen Auger, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Thomas Moser, ténor - Stephen Roberts, basse - Wolfram Gehring, orgue - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Arleen Auger, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Thomas Moser, ténor - Stephen Roberts, basse - Wolfram Gehring, orgue - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
DISC 2
Krisztina Laki, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Robert Swensen, ténor - Thomas Quasthoff, basse - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Krisztina Laki, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Robert Swensen, ténor - Thomas Quasthoff, basse - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Krisztina Laki, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Robert Swensen, ténor - Thomas Quasthoff, basse - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Krisztina Laki, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Robert Swensen, ténor - Thomas Quasthoff, basse - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Krisztina Laki, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Robert Swensen, ténor - Thomas Quasthoff, basse - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Krisztina Laki, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Robert Swensen, ténor - Thomas Quasthoff, basse - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Krisztina Laki, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Robert Swensen, ténor - Thomas Quasthoff, basse - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Krisztina Laki, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Robert Swensen, ténor - Thomas Quasthoff, basse - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Krisztina Laki, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Robert Swensen, ténor - Thomas Quasthoff, basse - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Krisztina Laki, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Robert Swensen, ténor - Thomas Quasthoff, basse - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Krisztina Laki, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Robert Swensen, ténor - Thomas Quasthoff, basse - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Krisztina Laki, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Robert Swensen, ténor - Thomas Quasthoff, basse - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Krisztina Laki, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Robert Swensen, ténor - Thomas Quasthoff, basse - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Krisztina Laki, soprano - Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano - Robert Swensen, ténor - Thomas Quasthoff, basse - Chœur & Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Cologne (WDR) - Gary Bertini, direction
Album review
This double disc combines a pair of Mozart mass performances linked by a common choir, orchestra, and conductor; the two live recordings were made five years apart, in 1986 and 1991, in different locations, and they have no soloists in common except for mezzo soprano Doris Soffel. These are large-scale German performances of the old school. For many listeners the soloists will be the main attraction, a prime example being the appearance of bass Thomas Quasthoff, sounding preternaturally warm in the "Tuba mirum" section of the Requiem, K. 626. The soaring female duets in the Mass in C minor, K. 427, from Soffel and soprano Arleen Augér, can stand up to the sumptuous chorus, which may seem to overpower the music, except for listeners raised on the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Conductor Gary Bertini makes the Choir of Cologne Radio do a lot of Wagnerian stomping around, especially in the Requiem, and that kind of thing is purely a matter of personal taste. But what's certain is that the soloists here are a match for the large dimensions of the interpretation, and that this is a decent example of its type.
© TiVo
Details of original recording : 54:24 - 51:35 - DDD - Enregistré en "live" : en l'église de Gelsen, Hans-Sachs-Haus, le 31 mai 1986 (CD I) et à la Philharmonie de Cologne le 18 mai 1991 (CD II) - Notes en français, anglais & allemand
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 01:45:46
- Main artist: Various Interprets
- Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Label: Phoenix Edition
- Area: Autriche
- Genre: Classical Sacred Vocal Music
- Period: Classical
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