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Mass In C Minor K.427 "Grosse Messe"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Margaret Marshall, Felicity Palmer, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gwynne Howell, Chorus Of St Martin In The Fields, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Label: Philips
Catalog number: 9500 680
Format: LP · Stereo
Country: Europe
Released: 1979
Genre: Classical

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Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, often called the Great Mass, remains one of his most compelling works because it was left famously unfinished, leaving musicologists to speculate on his true intentions for the massive, virtuosic score. This 1979 Philips recording by Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields is highly regarded by collectors for its precise, balanced approach to the work's complex polyphony and choral grandeur.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed the Mass in C Minor, K. 427, in 1782 and 1783, primarily in Vienna. It was written as a votive offering following his marriage to Constanze Weber, intended to showcase his mastery of the fugal style inspired by Bach and Handel. The work remained famously unfinished, existing as a grand torso of liturgical music that balances operatic vocal virtuosity with profound contrapuntal rigor.

This 1979 Philips recording features the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields under the baton of Sir Neville Marriner, a conductor widely celebrated for his precision and clarity in the Classical repertoire. The production sought to capture the scale of Mozart’s ambitious scoring, utilizing the esteemed St. Martin-in-the-Fields chorus and a stellar quartet of soloists. Upon its release, the recording was praised for its transparency and the idiomatic grace that became a hallmark of Marriner's tenure with the Academy.

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