Mass in C minor

Un aspect peu connu du travail de ce génie universel de l'époque romantique est révélé dans ses compositions religieuses de la chorales. Le chant choral étendu dans cette masse, qui a seulement relativement courtes sections pour solistes, exige un degré d'endurance même de chanteurs expérimentés. Néanmoins, elle représente une alternative extrêmement enrichissante pour les plus grandes masses par Haydn ou de Schubert. / Choeur Mixte, Solistes, Orchestre Et Orgue

In response to a continued interest in a scholarly facsimile of the Mass in B minor, a new cloth-bound facsimile edition (BVK 2194) has now been published. This replaces the original BÄRENREITER FACSIMILE edition (BVK 1911).

Johann Sebastian Bach completed the Mass in B minor in 1748/49 shortly after the Art of Fugue and shortly before his death. This late work is as concentrated and rich in compositional technique as scarcely any other work. As early as 1818, Hans-Georg Nägeli enthusiastically described the Mass as the greatest musical artwork of all time and all nations?. Since then it has been ranked as an icon of music history.

One of the primary functions of a facsimile is the preservation of such a cultural heritage, particularly when the manuscript (as is the case with the Mass in B minor) is endangered and damaged by iron gall ink erosion. Furthermore, it is moving for Bach admirers to see how in some passages Bach?s handwriting reflects the effort which this last work demanded of him.

The facsimile documents and records the present condition of the complete autograph score. Older reproductions have substituted a few individual folios where the content has become difficult to read in recent years.
The renowned Bach scholar Christoph Wolff describes the work?s significance in his introduction, gives an overview of the history of composition and draws attention to particular distinguishing features of the manuscript.


This facsimile edition is a model for the presentation of musical sources, both in appearance and in documentation. [?] Wolff's facsimile will serve as foundational tools
(Notes, December 2008)

Once, Bach came up against the boundaries of his art, on blotchy, 260-year-old paper. ?Et expecto?? is this point in the B minor mass, ?And I look for the resurrection of the dead.? Bach wrote modulations which were extraordinary. He had to strive for these. He crossed out ? although this is a fair copy ? hatched and scratched until the paper tore. He was already an old man, his script leans to the left. The handwriting here isn?t nearly as lively as in the ?Cum sancto Spirito?, written earlier. Everywhere, one is moved by the closeness to the manuscript which the facsimile conveys ? one of the most sumptuous ever published.
(DIE ZEIT Literatur, December 2007) / [Messe en Si mineur BWV 232] / Classique / Fac-similé /

MOZART W.A. - MASS IN C MINOR KV 427 - VOCAL SCORE / Choeur et ensemble vocal / Barenreiter

Lat. Quatre courts Masses, composé de Kyrie et Gloria seulement, qui écrit de Bach à Leipzig pendant la 1737-38, doivent leur existence à une commission du comte Franz Anton von Sporck, de Lissa en Bohême. / Travaux Pour Choeurs

The 'Missa brevis in E flat minor? for mixed choir a cappella has been composed in the tradition of the short Mass (without Credo) and can be easily managed by most choirs. Thanks to its conciseness, it is suitable for use in church services, while its delightful harmonic layout and consciously simple melodies (with clear allusions to folk music) also make it perfect for concert performance.'My music is my own and I have never tried to be original. That has always been my motto and I have only tried to use music to express all the feelings which life has to offer. This has led people to describe my music as 'so sad that it sounds like birds who have lost their wings' but also as 'the happiest classical music that we have ever heard'.My compositions are almost all sacred. They express not only my own faith but also my appreciation and respect for the timeless texts that have been used for centuries and centuries.'Mårten Jansson (b. 1965), elected member of the Föreningen svenska tonsättare (the Society of Swedish Composers), graduated from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm (KHM) with an MFA degree in Music Education, Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Voice. For more than ten years he was the music director and conductor of 'Carmen?, one of the most prominent womens' vocal ensembles in Sweden. He currently teaches choral conducting and music theory as well as giving vocal tuition at the Bolandgymnasiet and Musikskolan in his home town of Uppsala. / Choeur Mixte

Nelson Mass Edition : study score Instrumentation : mixed choir (SATB), soloists (SATB) and orchestra Catalogue of works : Hob. XXII:11 Duration : 38' Number of Pages : 200 Language : Latin Arranger : Robbins Landon, H. C. Series : Eulenburg Miniature Scores

Classical Solos for flute complements Clardy’s two volumes of Classical Duets. Included are short biographies of the seven composers represented, along with performance suggestions for each piece. Flutists will recognize the must-have repertoire works, such as the Johann Sebastian Bach’s Partita in A minor, Kuhlau Divertissement No. 1 in G and Debussy’s Syrinx, which is otherwise available in the U.S. only in the original Jobert copyright. For listening and learning purposes, Classical Solos contains an audio CD of Clardy’s playing selected pieces. Another beautiful package from UE!/ Recueil / Flûte Traversière

Par GALASSO MASSIMILIANO. / Date parution : 2022-03-15/ Répertoire / Petit Orchestre

Tonalité : C-Moll - Kv 427. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The Mass in C minor, K. 427, Mozart's 'Great Mass' remaines a torso - a circumstance which is extremely regrettable, especially given the monumentality of this work. Mozart finished only the Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, 'Osanna', and Benedictus of the Mass. For two movements from the Credo he only completed sketches without instrumentation. In March 1785 Mozart arranged Kyrie and Gloria, supplemented by a tenor and a soprano aria, for the Italian oratorio 'Davide penitente'. In his arrangement of the Mass in c minor, Richard Maunder added Creed wind and brass instruments to the Credo sketches. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB/SATB, Flûte Traversière

Tonalité : C-Moll - Kv 427. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The Mass in C minor, K. 427, Mozart's 'Great Mass' remaines a torso - a circumstance which is extremely regrettable, especially given the monumentality of this work. Mozart finished only the Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, 'Osanna', and Benedictus of the Mass. For two movements from the Credo he only completed sketches without instrumentation. In March 1785 Mozart arranged Kyrie and Gloria, supplemented by a tenor and a soprano aria, for the Italian oratorio 'Davide penitente'. In his arrangement of the Mass in c minor, Richard Maunder added Creed wind and brass instruments to the Credo sketches. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB/SATB, Flûte Traversière

Tonalité : C-Moll - Kv 427. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The Mass in C minor, K. 427, Mozart's 'Great Mass' remaines a torso - a circumstance which is extremely regrettable, especially given the monumentality of this work. Mozart finished only the Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, 'Osanna', and Benedictus of the Mass. For two movements from the Credo he only completed sketches without instrumentation. In March 1785 Mozart arranged Kyrie and Gloria, supplemented by a tenor and a soprano aria, for the Italian oratorio 'Davide penitente'. In his arrangement of the Mass in c minor, Richard Maunder added Creed wind and brass instruments to the Credo sketches. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB/SATB, Flûte Traversière

Tonalité : C-Moll - Kv 427. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The Mass in C minor, K. 427, Mozart's 'Great Mass' remaines a torso - a circumstance which is extremely regrettable, especially given the monumentality of this work. Mozart finished only the Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, 'Osanna', and Benedictus of the Mass. For two movements from the Credo he only completed sketches without instrumentation. In March 1785 Mozart arranged Kyrie and Gloria, supplemented by a tenor and a soprano aria, for the Italian oratorio 'Davide penitente'. In his arrangement of the Mass in c minor, Richard Maunder added Creed wind and brass instruments to the Credo sketches. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB/SATB, Flûte Traversière

Kantate. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The Vienna Musicians’ Society, a pension fund for the widows and orphans of professional musicians, asked Mozart, among others, to compose a choral work for performance at their benefit concert series. Presumably it was due not just to the pressure of a deadline, but also for the chance to have the music of the torso of the great C minor Mass, K. 427, performed in Vienna that he chose to arrange this composition for the Society as the cantata Davide penitente (The Mass was originally written for a performance in Salzburg in 1783). Thus, Mozart set the Kyrie and Gloria with a sacred text in Italian in the style of penitential prayers. The text was suited for Lent, whichoccurred at the time of the benefit concert. He also added one newly-composed aria for tenor and one aria for soprano. / Musique religieuse / Répertoire / Solistes SST, Choeur SATB/SATB, Flûte Traversière,

Ergänzt Und Herausgegeben Von Robert D. Levin. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS / LEVIN ROBERT D.. Mozart’s Mass in C minor K. 427, the “Große Messe, ” is a torso – a circumstance which, in view of the monumentality of the work, is truly unfortunate. The American musicologist and internationally acclaimed concert pianist, Robert D. Levin has reconstructed and completed the Mass, which occupies an outstanding position among Mozart’s church music. In honor of Mozart’s 250th birthday Carus-Verlag Stuttgart is publishing this important reconstruction and thus this central work of church music will now be available in a form which is liturgically complete. Its length now fills out a complete concert. (Of course, one may also perform the work's torso with this edition. ) / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SSTB, Choeur SATB/SATB, Flûte Traversière