Mayr: Mass in E-Flat Major (Arr. F. Hauk & M. Hößl)

Featuring

Daniel Ochoa
Dorota Szczepańska
Franz Hauk
Johanna Krödel
Markus Schäfer
Concerto de Bassus

Simon Mayr Chor
Johann Simon Mayr

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Performer Biography

Concerto de Bassus is an international ensemble that performs 17th, 18th, and 19th-century music using period performance practice, and its name comes from the bass, the fundamental element of Baroque music.

Composition History

The Mass in E flat major is a compilation, with supplementary movements from approximately the same time period used to complete the 'ordinarium missae'.

Performer Biography

Franz Hauk, who reconstructed and arranged this Mass, is an organist and choirmaster at Ingolstadt Minster and founded the Simon Mayr Chorus in 2003.

Compositional Technique

Mayr's Mass largely follows the 'messa concertata' model, which features clear divisions into distinct vocal numbers for chorus and soloists, a common practice in Italy since the 18th century.

Composition History

Johann Simon Mayr's Mass in E flat major, largely composed in 1843, was reconstructed and arranged by Franz Hauk and Manfred Hößl for this recording.

Recording & Production

This album is a world premiere recording of Johann Simon Mayr's Mass in E flat major.

Compositional Technique

The Mass in E flat major features striking wind passages that play an important role in shaping the musical expression, often with individual instruments like the clarinet, bassoon, flute, and horn taking prominent solo roles.