Robert Schumann: Missa sacra, op. 147
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."
Description
ABOUT
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."
Program
Robert Schumann (1810–1856):
Missa sacra | op. 147, for soloists, mixed choir and organ
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Offertorium
Sanctus
Agnus Dei
Performers
Markéta Klaudová – soprano
Ondřej Holub – tenore
Chamber choir Bach-Collegium Prague
Linda Sítková – organ
Jiří Mátl – conductor
