Mass in F minor
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Mass in F minor
RIAS Kammerchor / Orchestre des Champs-Elysees / Philippe Herreweghe
[ Harmonia Mundi / CD ]
Release Date: Saturday 20 September 2008
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"Herreweghe paces the music with regard to the long line as well as to short term detail, and passages such as the 'Et Resurrexit' blaze with fervour, yet even more telling are the hallowed 'Benedictus' or the wonderfully-conceived 'Et Incarnatus'" (BBC Music)
MARBECKS STAFF PICK - 2008
"Herreweghe paces the music with regard to the long line as well as to short term detail, and passages such as the 'Et Resurrexit' blaze with fervour, yet even more telling are the hallowed 'Benedictus' or the wonderfully-conceived 'Et Incarnatus', where his supple lyrical sweep suffuses the still small voices of exquisite calm. Heavenly!"
(BBC Music)
The Mass in F minor marks a turning point in the life of Bruckner, then aged 44: crowning his long years of apprenticeship, it announces the series of masterpieces he went on to compose during his years in Vienna. The work illustrates the transition between a certain religious academicism and the Wagnerian heritage, while also reflecting a profoundly fragmented personality, to whom Philippe Herreweghe has already devoted three critically acclaimed recordings.
"Once again Herreweghe do an extraordinary job with another masterpiece of religious music. Without doubt this is the best version available followed by Celibidache's recording. Buy it now, there'll be no regret."
(Amazon.com)
"In the great F minor Mass, Herreweghe himself is lean and taut, sharp and lucid. The bright light in his cathedral means that every detail can be picked out, but it's also a somewhat chilly day and you may hanker for more warmth."
(The Irish Times)
