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Magnificent sacred music with trumpets and timpani crowns and concludes the five-part series dedicated to the music of Gregor Joseph Werner. The album unites four multifaceted world premiere recordings that present Haydn’s predecessor at Esterházy Palace as a forward-looking master of his time.more
Gregor Joseph Werner
Magnificent sacred music with trumpets and timpani crowns and concludes the five-part series dedicated to the music of Gregor Joseph Werner. The album unites four multifaceted world premiere recordings that present Haydn’s predecessor at Esterházy Palace as a forward-looking master of his time.
Track List
Gregor Joseph Werner Missa "Trinitas in unitate veneranda", WerW B.1 (III/14) (31:57) Magdalene Harer | Alex Potter | Hans Jörg Mammel | Anton Haupt | la festa musicale | Anne Marie Harer
Gregor Joseph Werner Motetto "Iam hyems transiit", WerW D.1.4 (05:14) Magdalene Harer | Alex Potter | Hans Jörg Mammel | Anton Haupt | la festa musicale | Anne Marie Harer
Gregor Joseph Werner Missa "Iam hyems transiit", WerW B.13 (III/26) (29:52) Magdalene Harer | Alex Potter | Hans Jörg Mammel | Anton Haupt | la festa musicale | Anne Marie Harer
Details
| Gregor Joseph Werner: Vol. V: Festive Masses | |
| article number: | 97.836 |
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| EAN barcode: | 4022143978363 |
| price group: | BCA |
| release date: | 6. February 2026 |
| total time: | 70 min. |
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With magnificent sacred music, la festa musicale concludes its five-part documentation of the works of Gregor Joseph Werner. The crowning finale of the series features two large-scale Masses filled with musical surprises that range from harmonic drama to radiant exuberance. They captivate with intricate fugues, finely shaped arias, and profound ensembles. Werner emerges as both a shrewd master of the Palestrina tradition and a visionary precursor of the Viennese Classical style to come.
The programme is complemented by the motet Iam hyems transiit, which was premiered as part of the eponymous Mass and is also scored for two trumpets and timpani, violins, and basso continuo. The fourth discovery on this album, comprising entirely first recordings, is a small, playful string sinfonia.
The vocal parts of the works are performed by a double quartet, led by internationally acclaimed soloists. Under the musical direction of Anne Marie Harer, the recording cheerfully demonstrates that Werner's music - long silenced and overshadowed by Haydn - rightly deserves to be brought back to light and firmly established in the sacred music concert repertoire.
