Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Sumner Thompson, Jeremy Budd, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mireille Asselin, Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Orchestra: Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
Conductor: Harry Christophers
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Coro
Release: 2019
Size: 1.26 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Symphony No. 99 in E flat major
01. I. Adagio – Vivace assai
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Menuet & Trio – Allegretto
04. IV. Finale – Vivace
Mass, Hob. XXII:14 in B flat major ‘Harmoniemesse’
05. I. Kyrie
06. II. Gloria
07. III. Gloria – Gratias agimus
08. IV. Gloria – Quoniam tu solus sanctus
09. V. Credo
10. VI. Credo – Et incarnatus
11. VII. Credo – Et resurrexit
12. VIII. Sanctus
13. IX. Benedictus
14. X. Agnus Dei
The Handel and Haydn Society continues its acclaimed Haydn exploration on CORO with one of the composer’s last major works – the dramatic and sumptuous Mass in B-flat major more commonly known as the ‘Harmoniemesse’ because of its use of a full wind band. It is accompanied on this album by the Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major – one of Haydn’s twelve ‘London’ symphonies composed between 1791 and 1795 when London was the indisputable musical capital of Europe. Handel and Haydn Society is America’s oldest continuously operating arts organisation. Harry Christophers has been Artistic Director since 2008 during which time the Society has released 12 recordings on CORO including Haydn’s Creation, all six of his ‘Paris’ Symphonies, Mozart’s Requiem and Handel’s Messiah, and a Christmas album – ‘Joy to the World’ – celebrating America’s favourite festive tunes.