BaL 5.12.15 - Schubert: Mass No. 6 in E flat, D950

**Stanfordian** · 27-11-15, 10:22

Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View Post

Building a Library: Jeremy Summerly compares recordings of Mass No. 6 in E flat, D950, by Schubert - a powerful masterpiece, written during the final year of the composer's life.

Available versions:

Rachel Harnisch, Roberta Invernizzi, Sara Mingardo, Javier Camarena, Paolo Fanale, & Alex Esposito Orchestra Mozart Bologna & Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Claudio Abbado (DVD/Blu-ray)

Karita Mattila, Marjana Lipovšek, Jerry Hadley, Jorge Pita & Robert Holl
Konzertvereinigung, Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

Solie Isokoski, Martina Borst, Christoph Prégardien, Peter Grönlund, Cornelius Haputmann, Kammerchor Stuttgart & Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Frieder Bernius

Wiener Sängerknaben, Wiener Philharmoniker & Hofmusikkapelle Wien, Karl Böhm (DVD)

Sarah Shafer, Rebecca Ringle, Paul Appleby, Andrew Garland, American Symphony Orchestra, Bard Festival Chorale, Leon Botstein (download)

Katharina Wollitz, Gudrun Pelker, Johannes Kalpers, Daniel Sans, Domkantorei St. Martin, Männerstimmen des Mainzer Domchores, Mainz Cathedral Orchestra, Mathias Breitschaft (download)

Ensemble Vocal & Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Michel Corboz

Anne Pashley, Sybil Michelow, David Hughes, Duncan Robertson, Scottish Festival Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

Ziesok, Von Nes, Lippert, Bunlen, Schmidt, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini (download)

Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Luga Organasova, Birgit Remmert, Deon van der Walt, Anton Scharinger & Wolfgang Holzmair, Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Franz-Josef Selig, Wiener Akademie Orchester, Bernarda Fink, Ildiko Raimondi, Helmut Wildhaber, Hugo-Distler-Chor, Wiener Akademie, Martin Haselböck

Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, James Gilchrist, Matthew Rose, Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox

Trude Eipperle, Luise Willer, Anton Dermota, Hugo Meyer-Welfing, Georg Hann, Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Clemens Krauss

Gundula Janowitz, Grace Hoffmann, Albert Gassner, Waldemar Kmentt, Franz Crass, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Rafael Kubelik

Pilar Lorengar, Betty Allen, Fritz Wunderlich, Manfred Schmidt, Josef Greindl, Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral, Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Erich Leinsdorf

Genia Kuhmeier, Christa Mayer, Timothy Robinson, Oliver Ringelhahn, Matthew Rose, Choir of State Opera Dresden & Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Charles Mackerras

Sibylla Rubens, Irene Friedli, Scot Weir, Christoph Genz, Thomas Mehnert

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling

Antoaneta Besparova, Yulia Barumova, Bozhidar Mitroushev, Ognyan Vassilev, Dimitur Yanakiev, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir, Georgi Robev

Helen Donath, Ingeborg Springer, Peter Schreier, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Theo Adam, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Immortal Bach Ensemble & Leipziger Kammerorchester, Morten Schuldt-Jensen

Cornelia Horak, Hermine Haselböck, Michael Nowak, Alexander Kaimbacher, Josef Wagner, Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno & Spirit of Europe, Martin Sieghart

Camilla Nylund, Mechthild Georg, Andreas Wagner, Andreas Schulist, Johannes Mannov, Munich Motet Choir, Munich Symphony Orchestra, Hayko Siemens

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw

This wonderful account takes some beating: Genia Kuhmeier, Christa Mayer, Timothy Robinson, Oliver Ringelhahn, Matthew Rose, Staatsopernchor Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden/Sir Charles Mackerras, recorded at Frauenkirche Dresden on Carus

**verismissimo** · 27-11-15, 11:52

Don't think I've ever heard it... Investment in prospect...

**makropulos** · 27-11-15, 13:15

Originally posted by Stanfordian View Post

This wonderful account takes some beating: Genia Kuhmeier, Christa Mayer, Timothy Robinson, Oliver Ringelhahn, Matthew Rose, Staatsopernchor Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden/Sir Charles Mackerras, recorded at Frauenkirche Dresden on Carus

I agree with you - it is a wonderful account of a piece I love. There are several others in this list that I'm very happy to have on the shelves, including Bernius and Kubelik on CD and Böhm on DVD. Looking forward to hearing this BAL.

**BBMmk2** · 28-11-15, 08:57

Well, this will be most interesting, as I havn't a recording ofthis work and rather like it!

**Roehre** · 28-11-15, 09:12

Originally posted by Stanfordian View Post

This wonderful account takes some beating: Genia Kuhmeier, Christa Mayer, Timothy Robinson, Oliver Ringelhahn, Matthew Rose, Staatsopernchor Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden/Sir Charles Mackerras, recorded at Frauenkirche Dresden on Carus

For me also a great recording.
One other which I like very much is the Swawallsch one, from his 1980s complete sacred music set.

**Bryn** · 28-11-15, 09:22

Hmm. Looks like the Weil had fallen out of the catalogue, but if anyone fancies young voices and the OAE in this work, there is a "Used - Very Good" copy available via amazon.co.uk for £1.50 including p&p:

**Roehre** · 28-11-15, 09:25

Originally posted by Bryn View Post

Hmm. Looks like the Weil had fallen out of the catalogue, but if anyone fancies young voices and the OAE in this work, there is a "Used - Very Good" copy available via amazon.co.uk for £1.50 including p&p:

Neither this single CD or the multi-CD complete-masses-set seem to be in the catalogue, by the view of it.

**Bryn** · 28-11-15, 09:31

Originally posted by Roehre View Post

Neither this single CD or the multi-CD complete-masses-set seem to be in the catalogue, by the view of it.

Indeed. I have the 4 disc set, so was happy to alert others to the low cost option, rather than grabbing it for myself. I do not think it would have been in the running, even if it was currently in the catalogue. The boy soloists are not to everyone's taste, and the recording leave something to be desired. However, a Weil directed performance is always worth a hearing, in my opinion.

**gurnemanz** · 28-11-15, 09:44

When I was looking for a Schubert Mass set a few years ago, I got it down to Sawallisch and Weil. I ended up going for the good value 11 CD Sawallisch EMI Choral box which I am very happy with. The Weil box on Vivarte is still there on Amazon.

**cincinnatus** · 28-11-15, 15:43

Originally posted by gurnemanz View Post

When I was looking for a Schubert Mass set a few years ago, I got it down to Sawallisch and Weil. I ended up going for the good value 11 CD Sawallisch EMI Choral box which I am very happy with. The Weil box on Vivarte is still there on Amazon.

The last time this was the subject of BAL was 7 October 1995 when Richard Wigmore recommended Bruno Weil. And his second choice was Sawallisch!

**Nick Armstrong** · 28-11-15, 15:45

Am I wrong to be slightly surprised that this work merits a second bite at the BAL cherry? I imagine that there are many at least equally-'deserving' pieces that have never had so much as a nibble...

**ferneyhoughgeliebte** · 28-11-15, 15:53

Originally posted by Caliban View Post

Am I wrong to be slightly surprised that this work merits a second bite at the BAL cherry?

Yes - in twenty years, there are other cherries added to the bag. It's a great work, much undervalued and needs "bumping"

**Pulcinella** · 28-11-15, 16:17

Not a piece I know (not my period!).
I assume that there is a tenor duet that warrants having two soloists?
Perhaps costly therefore for choral societies to perform?

I heard AMcG say it was a live BaL.
Hope he lets the reviewer have his say too.

**BBMmk2** · 29-11-15, 07:31

Yes, I find he does interrupt rather.

I see that |I might have to buy three recordings here. The two Abbado's and the Hickox, but I will wait for the out come!

BaL 5.12.15 - Schubert: Mass No. 6 in E flat, D950

BaL 5.12.15 - Schubert: Mass No. 6 in E flat, D950

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