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Mayr: Miserere & Litaniae lauretanae

12/1/2017, 11 Tracks, 57:40

Featuring

  • Franz Hauk
  • Jaewon Yun
  • Theresa Holzhauser
  • Robert Sellier
  • Jens Hamann
  • Andrea Lauren Brown
  • Markus Schäfer
  • Virgil Mischok
  • Concerto de Bassus
  • Simon Mayr Chor
  • Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper
  • I Virtuosi Italiani
  • Johann Simon Mayr

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Compositional Technique

In his arias, Mayr often features a solo orchestral instrument that dialogues with the voice, interpreting the text on another level.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album features world premiere recordings of Johann Simon Mayr's Miserere in G minor and Litaniae Lauretanae in G minor.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Franz Hauk, the conductor, founded the Simon Mayr Chorus in 2003 and teaches in the historical performance and church music department at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Munich.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Johann Simon Mayr's Miserere in G minor is unique among his many settings because it offers a complete and original version of Psalm 51.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Mayr's Miserere in G minor includes allusions to Mozart, such as a quote from Sarastro's aria in The Magic Flute and an introduction from Don Giovanni.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Mayr's Miserere in G minor was likely first performed in Bergamo in 1803, as indicated by a note on the score's cover.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Johann Simon Mayr, the composer, studied with Ferdinando Bertoni, a celebrated maestro di cappella at St Mark's in Venice, who also composed operas.

Source: Booklet

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