Vanhal / Kammerchor / Melnik- Missa Solemnis / Stabat Mater
Like so many Bohemian composers, the eastern Bohemian Johann Baptist Vanhal had moved to Vienna early in his career and can thus be viewed as a member of the select core of composers consisting of Haydn, Salieri, Mozart and Beethoven, to whom we owe Viennese classicism. The Missa Solemnis is noteworthy not just for it's quality and opulence, but surprises the listener above all with three prolonged concert solo arias. By comparison, Vanhal's Stabat Mater seems formally more conservative in it's usual alternation between choir parts and solo numbers. It is above all the rich melodic imagination that is captivating. The works are beautifully performed on this release by soloists Natalia Melnik and Marta Benackova, as well as the Prager Kammerchor and Prager Kammerorchester.
Tracklist:
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Ia. Kyrie Eleison
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Ib. Christe Eleison
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Ic. Kyrie Eleison
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iia. Gloria
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iib. Laudamus Te
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iic. Gratias Agimus Tibi
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iid. Domine Deus, Rex Coelestis
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iie. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iif. Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iig. Cum Sancto Spiritu
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iiia. Credo
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iiib. Et Incarnatus Est
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iiic. Et Resurrexit
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: IV. Sanctus - Osanna
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: V. Benedictus - Osanna
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Via. Agnus Dei
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Vib. Dona Nobis Pacem
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 1, Stabat Mater
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 2, O Quam Tristis
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 3, Quis Est Homo
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 4, Pro Peccatis
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 5, Eja Mater
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 6, Sancta Mater
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 7, Tui Nati
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 8, Fac Me Vere
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 9, Virgo Virginum
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 10, Fac Me Plagis
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 11, Fac Me Cruce
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 12, Amen - Alla Capella
- Symphony In D Major, Bryan D4: I. Allegro Moderato
- Symphony In D Major, Bryan D4: II. Andante
- Symphony In D Major, Bryan D4: III. Allegro
- Symphony In D Major, Bryan D4: IV. Menuetto & Trio
Like so many Bohemian composers, the eastern Bohemian Johann Baptist Vanhal had moved to Vienna early in his career and can thus be viewed as a member of the select core of composers consisting of Haydn, Salieri, Mozart and Beethoven, to whom we owe Viennese classicism. The Missa Solemnis is noteworthy not just for it's quality and opulence, but surprises the listener above all with three prolonged concert solo arias. By comparison, Vanhal's Stabat Mater seems formally more conservative in it's usual alternation between choir parts and solo numbers. It is above all the rich melodic imagination that is captivating. The works are beautifully performed on this release by soloists Natalia Melnik and Marta Benackova, as well as the Prager Kammerchor and Prager Kammerorchester.
Tracklist:
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Ia. Kyrie Eleison
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Ib. Christe Eleison
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Ic. Kyrie Eleison
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iia. Gloria
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iib. Laudamus Te
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iic. Gratias Agimus Tibi
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iid. Domine Deus, Rex Coelestis
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iie. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iif. Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iig. Cum Sancto Spiritu
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iiia. Credo
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iiib. Et Incarnatus Est
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Iiic. Et Resurrexit
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: IV. Sanctus - Osanna
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: V. Benedictus - Osanna
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Via. Agnus Dei
- Missa Solemnis In E-Flat Major: Vib. Dona Nobis Pacem
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 1, Stabat Mater
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 2, O Quam Tristis
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 3, Quis Est Homo
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 4, Pro Peccatis
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 5, Eja Mater
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 6, Sancta Mater
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 7, Tui Nati
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 8, Fac Me Vere
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 9, Virgo Virginum
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 10, Fac Me Plagis
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 11, Fac Me Cruce
- Stabat Mater In F Minor: No. 12, Amen - Alla Capella
- Symphony In D Major, Bryan D4: I. Allegro Moderato
- Symphony In D Major, Bryan D4: II. Andante
- Symphony In D Major, Bryan D4: III. Allegro
- Symphony In D Major, Bryan D4: IV. Menuetto & Trio