Continuo (figured)
(solos: SSTB - choir:
SATBSATB - 1.2.0.2 -
2.2.3.0 - timp - org -
str)
SKU:
BR.OB-5562-12
Urtext -
Completion. Composed
by Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. Edited by Clemens
Kemme. Arranged by
Clemens Kemme. Choir;
stapled.
Orchester-Bibliothek
(Orchestral Library).
The Missa in c was so
dear to Mozart that he
cited it as evidence of
the reality of my vow to
marry his beloved
Constanze and to complete
the only half-finished
mass. Nevertheless, one
of Mozart's greatest
masterpieces remained a
torso.
Have. Mass;
Classical. Part. 24
pages. Duration 52'.
Breitkopf and Haertel #OB
5562-12. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.OB-5562-12).
ISBN
9790004344460. 10 x 12.5
inches.
The Missa
in c was so dear to
Mozart that he cited it
as evidence of the
reality of my vow to
marry his beloved
Constanze and to complete
the only half-finished
mass. Nevertheless, one
of Mozart's greatest
masterpieces remained a
torso. The Dutch music
theorist, arranger, and
musicologist Clemens
Kemme closes the gap in
this work by creating a
new supplement,
creatively and profoundly
grounded and giving due
respect to the
composition, hence
fulfilling that part of
Mozart's vow after more
than 200 years. This
version is published by
Breitkopf, complete with
performance material,
piano reduction, and
study score. The edition
is based on a meticulous
re-examination of the
sources for the completed
sections and
offersAddenda validated
by authentic materialNew
orchestration of the two
Credo movements modeled
on Handel and Bach as
well as on Mozart's own
music, e.g., the aria Se
il padre perdei
(Idomeneo)Reconstruction
of the Sanctus for double
chorus from secondary
sources and models by
Caldara and J. Chr.
BachSections added in the
score clear at first
glance from their gray
resolutionPreparation of
the edition in close
collaboration with Frans
BruggenFirst performance
of the version in 2006 by
Bruggen with many
subsequent performances,
such as by the chorus of
the Bavarian Radio under
Peter Dijkstra (together
with CD production) Kemme
applies the same level of
care and diligence shown
in his 'Et incarnates
est' and 'Osanna'
reconstructions
throughout the score,
though these two
movements truly set this
edition apart from its
predecessors. Careful
awareness of
eighteenth-century music
theory and practices
facilitate skillful and
insightful interventions
at every stage. The
outcome is a highly
refined and elegant take
on the C-minor mass as
Mozart left it. (Peter
Keenan,
Eighteenth-Century
Music)Audio samples:10.
Et incarnatus est: Claron
McFadden (Soprano),
Orchestra of the 18th
Century, cond. Frans
Bruggen (NOS Radio, 2006)
11. Sanctus: Chor des
Bayerischen Rundfunks,
Munchener
Kammerorchester, cond.
Peter Dijkstra (Sony,
2013)
This edition
represents the
culmination of some
eleven or so years of
extensive research. It
brings an exhaustive
understanding of
eighteenth-century
practices and Mozart's
stylistic habits to bear
on the unfathomable task
of replicating Mozart's
style without impinging
upon the tone of the
work. The rigour with
which Clemens Kemme has
produced this edition of
Mozart's abandoned mass
is nothing but
exceptional. (Peter
Keenan,
Eighteenth-Century
Music).