On the Wings of Schumann’s Soul

This year marks 170 years since the death of the prominent German composer and music critic Robert Schumann. His
work is dominated by piano compositions, but he also composed orchestral and choral music. The Missa sacra was
composed in 1852, towards the end of the composer's life. This deeply moving romantic composition, characterized by expressive harmonies, precise use of counterpoint and concise themes, is one of the great masterpieces of 19th-century sacred music. After its performance in 1861, Clara Schumann wrote to Johannes Brahms: "The Kyrie is deeply moving, as if cast from a single mold; in the Sanctus the individual movements had such a wonderful sound effect that I felt a chill run down my spine."

Musicians

Markéta Klaudová – soprano

Ondřej Holub – tenore

Chamber choir and orchestra Bach-Collegium Prague

Linda Sítková – organ

Jiří Mátl – conductor

Program

Robert Schumann (1810–1856):
Missa sacra | op. 147, for soloists, mixed choir, orchestra and organ
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Offertorium
Sanctus
Agnus Dei