Mayr/ Simon Mayr Chorus/ Hauk - Messa Di Gloria in E Minor Release:Messa Di Gloria in E Minor Naxos author Ann-Helena Schlueter

author Ann-Helena Schlueter

the singing parts are not conducted virtuosically

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and despite his untimely death

Mayr/ Simon Mayr Chorus/ Hauk - Messa Di Gloria in E Minor Release:Messa Di Gloria in E Minor Naxos author Ann-Helena SchlueterMayr's Masses were in demand across Europe, and their composition is rooted in the Italian tradition of the messa concertata which demands division into separate vocal numbers. The Mass in E minor has long been recognized as an outstanding example of Mayr's late style, with it's polyphonic mastery and dialogues between singers and concertante solo instruments being exceptionally convincing. The Mass in F minor evokes both joy and deep melancholy,