Mozart: Requiem K. 626, Ave verum corpus K. 618 & Exsultate, jubilate K. 165

Featuring

John Nelson
Marie Lys
Beth Taylor
Cyrille Dubois
Hanno Müller-Brachmann
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Composer's Artistic Vision

The works on this album — Ave verum corpus, Requiem, and Exsultate, jubilate — trace a 'Mozartian liturgy' exploring themes of matter, dust, and light.

Compositional Technique

The motet Exsultate, jubilate is structured theatrically as a sparkling triptych, following a fast-slow-fast framework.

Composition History

Mozart had largely moved away from sacred music after arriving in Vienna, making the reappearance of religious works like those on this album in the year of his death notable.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded live at the Théâtre de Beaulieu in Lausanne on February 9, 2023.

Composer Biography

Mozart died prematurely in December 1791, but that year was marked by the premieres of some of his greatest masterworks, including two choral works on this album.

Composition History

Mozart composed the motet Exsultate, jubilate in 1773 at the age of 17 in Italy for the virtuoso castrato Venanzio Rauzzini, who gave its first performance.