Mozart: Mass in C Minor KV427

MARBECKS STAFF RECORDING OF THE YEAR 2006

"Krivine offers a hard-edged reading, almost Bach-like in both its devotional austerity and its emphasis on the score's complex counterpoint...the choral singing and playing are admirably clear"
(The Guardian Nov 2005)

One of the first events of the Mozart year - The Chambre Philharmonique's first recording. New orchestra, born in 2004 on the initiative of Emmanuel Krivine, and composed of musicians from the best European ensembles playing on period instruments. "Our intention in embarking on this adventure was to respect the work rather than leave our own stamp on it. After all, the very origins of La Chambre Philharmonique lie in the musicians' wish to recreate each piece as the composer heard it when it was created." Emmanuel Krivine

Mozart's Mass in C minor (K.427), known as the Grand Mass, is more ambitious and elaborate than his magnificent Requiem Mass (K.626) though both works were unfinished at the time of Mozart's death.

Winner of the Stanley Sadie Handel Recording Prize 2005, Sandrine Piau has recently wowed critics with her recordings of Handel and Vivaldi: "This is without doubt the finest recital of Handel arias I have ever heard." The Gramophone on E8894

Accentus and Laurence Equilbey have gained much acclaim in the UK press. Their releases of Barber Transcriptions, Brahms and Schoenberg have all been very popular: "The extraordinarily accomplished singers of France's Accentus choir have turned to some of the most popular orchestral works for this wonderful new recording…a delight indeed." Gramophone Editor's Choice

"Emmanuel Krivine is one of today's greatest conductors and is never, under any circumstances, to be missed" (The Guardian)

La Chambre Philharmonique perform on period instruments.

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