Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Neville Marriner, Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Sofie von Otter, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Robert Lloyd - Mozart - Mass in C minor / Te Kanawa A· von Otter A· Rolfe Johnson A· R. Lloyd A· Marriner

Great disk - but one poor edit

A magnificent cd. For those who find Te Kanawa a bit lifeless, this will change your view. It is a gracious performance.
There is a small, but annoying technical flaw in the track of Sanctus - which ends as if it was clipped off prematurely to avoid a cough or someone dropping a music stand. First Philips Classical CD I have bought that has exhibited a technical flaw. December 1, 2006

C Minor Mass

The chorus and the soloists are all excellent. This is a really dense piece and it is done full justice by the artists involved. Very satisfying. March 27, 2006

Review of Mozart-Mass in C Minor

Beautiful CD--arrived in excellent condision and in a very timely manner for the price of shipping asked. March 25, 2006

An overlooked masterpiece of sacred choral music

I had the fun of performing the Mass in C Minor in grad school--what a joy. While listening to it is not nearly as much fun as performing, I enjoy this particular recording for the great soloists.

This work is not nearly as well-known as Mozart's Requiem, but there are wonderful gems here, in particular the bouncy and almost military Credo, the Kyrie and you can enjoy Te Kanawa in the "Et Incaratus Est." If you like Mozart's sacred music, you should not miss the Mass in C minor. October 2, 2002

A wonderful CD

Most of the mass, quite honestly, does not appeal to me and I much more prefer the Mass in B Minor by Bach. However, Mozart has some very nice pieces in the mass which include the Kyrie, Laudaumus Te, Gratias, and the Credo in Unum Deum. The soprano, Kiri Te Kanawa, is first rate and her crystal clear voice rings out with perfect clarity. Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields is, quite honestly, one of the best orchestras in the world. Their devotion to presenting a well thought-out and performed work shows in this cd. The sound is perfectly clear, the soloist, chorus, and orchestra are excellent and one cannot help but get swept away in the power of the music--especially in the Kyrie. While the Baroque sound appeals to me more this CD is the premier cd out of all the copies of Mozart's Mass in C minor--A must for ANY musical fan August 13, 2001

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