The Missa brevis in G major, K. 140, is the only example in Mozart's output of a 'Pastoral' Mass.
Notable Performances
The first performance of Mozart's 'Dominicus' Mass took place under the baton of his father, Leopold Mozart, and its positive reception may have influenced the approval of Mozart's Italian tour.
Composition History
The Missa brevis in F major, K. 192, is Mozart's only Mass in the key of F major and was written for use in Salzburg Cathedral.
Recording & Production
This recording is part of a project started in 2020 by Christoph Poppen and the Cologne Chamber Orchestra to record all of Mozart's Masses for Naxos.
Compositional Technique
The 'Dominicus' Mass shows a deepening of Mozart's contrapuntal and harmonic language, featuring more adventurous and memorable melodies for the soloists.
Composition History
The Mass in C major, K. 66, known as the 'Dominicus', was first performed on October 15, 1769, to mark the first solemn High Mass of Cajetan Hagenauer, the son of the Mozart family's landlord.
Composer Biography
Mozart began composing sacred music, including assured anthem settings, from the age of nine, with larger structures appearing by 1768.
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