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Schubert, F.: Masses Nos. 2 and 4 / Deutsche Messe

5/17/2010, 21 Tracks, 1:00:56

Featuring

  • Morten Schuldt-Jensen
  • Claudia Reinhard
  • Christine Wehler
  • Raimund Minarschik
  • Tobias Berndt
  • Rüdiger Ballhorn
  • Markus Flaig
  • Leipziger Kammerorchester
  • Immortal Bach Ensemble
  • Franz Schubert

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Composition History

Schubert's Deutsche Messe was commissioned in 1827 by physicist and writer Johann Philipp Neumann, who also wrote the libretto for Schubert's unfinished opera Sakuntala.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Schubert's health began to deteriorate in 1822–1823 due to an incurable venereal infection, which overshadowed his remaining years and led to his early death.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

At age 11, Schubert was accepted into the Imperial Chapel as a chorister on the recommendation of Antonio Salieri, a renowned composer and conductor.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Schubert sometimes treated liturgical texts with freedom, omitting phrases from the Credo, which some interpret as alienation from the Church, though it may have conformed to contemporary Catholic Enlightenment practice.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Immortal Bach Ensemble, originally the GewandhausKammerchor, was formed in 2001 by Morten Schuldt-Jensen, the former director of the Gewandhaus choirs, from top professional singers across Europe.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Schubert began learning piano at age five with his older brother Ignaz, and violin three years later while serving as a chorister.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Franz Schubert, the composer, was the twelfth of fourteen children, but only the fourth to survive infancy.

Source: Booklet

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