Messe En Mi Bemol Majeur = E Flat Major = Es-Dur D.950

This 1988 recording captures Franz Schubert’s Mass No. 6 in E-flat major, D. 950, a monumental work completed in 1828, just months before the composer’s death. Schubert originally conceived this mass on an expansive scale, far exceeding the typical liturgical requirements of the period, reflecting a mature and deeply introspective symphonic style. The composition is celebrated for its complex fugal writing and innovative harmonic language, which look forward to the late Romantic tradition while remaining rooted in the Viennese classical aesthetic.

The recording features the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the Chœur de Chambre Romand under the baton of Swiss conductor Armin Jordan. Released by Erato, a label highly regarded for its commitment to high-fidelity classical interpretations, this specific performance sought to bring clarity and structural rigor to Schubert’s dense choral textures. Critics of the era generally praised the recording for Jordan's sensitive pacing and the nuanced interplay between the vocal soloists and the orchestral accompaniment, marking it as a significant entry in the discography of Schubert’s final ecclesiastical masterpiece.