Resurrexi!: Easter in Vienna with Mozart & the Haydn Brothers

Featuring

Paul Brough
Emily Dickens
Rebekah Jones
Philippe Durrant
Graham Kirk
Benjamin Mills

The Choir of Keble College, Oxford
Instruments of Time and Truth
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Anonymous (Gregorian Chant)
Michael Haydn
Joseph Haydn

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Composer Biography

Mozart was famously dismissed from service by Count Arco, chief steward to Archbishop Hieronymous Colloredo, with 'a kick up my backside'.

Interpretation

The Choir of Keble College, Oxford, is a 'liturgical' choir, meaning they perform in a collegiate style with modern Italian sacred Latin pronunciation, rather than attempting historical reconstructions.

Performer Biography

Instruments of Time and Truth, described as 'an absolutely superb band of instrumental soloists', was founded in 2014 to provide a platform for international performers resident in and around Oxford.

Historical Context

Mozart's employer, Archbishop Hieronymous Colloredo of Salzburg, required Masses to be completed in 45 minutes, even on important feast days.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The recording aims to present the 'powerful truth of Easter' through a fusion of late eighteenth-century Salzburg/Vienna and early twenty-first-century Oxford performance styles.

Composition History

The music on this recording demonstrates how composers like Mozart and the Haydn brothers continually adapted their sacred music to their employers' requirements while striving for artistic excellence.

Performer Biography

The Choir of Keble College, Oxford, is one of Oxford's leading mixed-voice ensembles, performing internationally and regularly broadcasting on BBC Radio 3.