Bruckner / Harmsen / Mittelhammer Missa Solemnis CD

Anyone familiar with Bruckner, his symphonic architectures reaching for the stars as well as his later Missas from the 1860s, may well be amazed at how deep his Missa Solemnis is still rooted in the solid tradition of Viennese Classicism. In this recording, this rarely heard and recently re-edited and newly published gem is put into the context of the inauguration service of collegiate provost Friedrich Mayr on 14 September 1854 in St. Florian, for which it was written. It is interspersed with the original Proper settings by Robert Fuhrer, Joseph Eybler, and Johann Baptist Gansbacher. This brilliantly mastered album was recorded at the Konzerthaus Berlin in June 2017 as a coproduction with Deutschlandfunk Kultur.

1. Kyrie. Andante 2. Gloria. Allegro 3. Qui Tollis. Andante 4. Quoniam. Allegro 5. In Gloria Dei. Allegro 6. Christus Factus Est, Graduale in F minor, Kolf87/14 7. Credo. Allegro Moderato 8. Et Incarnatus Est. Adagio 9. Crucifixus. Adagio 10. Et Resurrexit. Allegro Moderato 11. Et Vitam. Allegro Moderato 12. Magna Et Mirabilia, Offertorium in B-Flat Major, Ihv108 13. Sanctus/Hosanna. Moderato 14. Benedictus/Hosanna. Moderato 15. Agnus. Adagio 16. Dona. Allegro 17. Te Deum Laudamus. Allegro 18. Te Ergo Quaesumus. Andante 19. Per Singulos Dies. Tempo Primp 20. I. Andante 21. I. Allegro Moderato