Grosse Messe In C-moll ‧ Mass In C Minor, K. 427
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Maria Stader, Hertha Töpper, Ernst Haefliger, Ivan Sardi, Ferenc Fricsay
- Label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Catalog number
- 138 124 SLPM
- Format
- LP · Reissue · Stereo
- Country
- Germany
- Released
- 1963
- Genre
- Classical
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Where it came from
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his Mass in C Minor, K. 427, in 1782 and 1783 during a period of personal transition in Vienna. Written as a votive offering following his marriage to Constanze Weber, the work remains unfinished, with missing movements that have led to various scholarly completions over the centuries. Despite its incomplete state, the Mass is celebrated for its virtuosic choral writing and the profound influence of Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel, which Mozart had been studying deeply at the time of its composition.
This 1963 Deutsche Grammophon release, featuring Ferenc Fricsay conducting the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, is regarded as a hallmark of 20th-century classical recording. Fricsay was known for his rigorous attention to structural clarity and emotional intensity, and his interpretation of the K. 427 is frequently cited for its spiritual depth and the exceptional balance achieved between the vocal soloists—Maria Stader, Hertha Töpper, Ernst Haefliger, and Ivan Sardi—and the orchestral ensemble. The recording remains a standard-bearer for the label's mid-century aesthetic and technical precision.
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