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Janacek, Kodaly: Masses - O'donnell, Reid, Westminster Choir (2000)

Posted By: peotuvave

Date: 21 May 2014 09:57:25

Janácek began his Mass around 1908, left it to gather dust for 20 years, then turned it into the first draft of the Glagolitic Mass. Paul Wingfield's reconstruction draws substantially on the original draft of the Glagolitic Mass to the extent of including a complete movement (the Sanctus) from it. Clearly Janácek knew best, and the only distinguishing moments are those bits recognisably from the Glagolitic Mass. Unquestionably, though, both the Missa brevis and Laudes organi are among Kodály's most inspired creations. Yet new recordings of favourite works are prone to disappoint. Not this one. If anything, this stunning performance, crowned by Andrew Reid's masterly organ playing, raises this setting of dog-Latin verses in praise of the organ and commissioned by the American Guild of Organists even higher. About 20 years before Laudesorgani, the Missa brevis was first performed in this version for organ and chorus (it was originally an organ solo) in a bomb shelter during the 1944-5 Siege of Budapest. From such an inauspicious start, the work has fared remarkably well on record and this release represents an undoubted climax. It's a simply glorious performance and, in short, should not be missed.

Composer: Leos Janácek, Zoltán Kodály
Performer: Andrew Reid
Conductor: James O'Donnell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Westminster Cathedral Choir

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1. Mass in E flat major by Leos Janácek
Performer: Andrew Reid (Organ)
Conductor: James O'Donnell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Westminster Cathedral Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1907-1908; Brno, Czech Republic
Date of Recording: 07/1999
Venue: Westminster Cathedral, London, England
Length: 21 Minutes 4 Secs.
Language: Latin

2. Missa brevis by Zoltán Kodály
Performer: Andrew Reid (Organ)
Conductor: James O'Donnell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Westminster Cathedral Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; Hungary
Date of Recording: 07/1999
Venue: Westminster Cathedral, London, England
Length: 31 Minutes 35 Secs.
Language: Latin

3. Laudes organi by Zoltán Kodály
Performer: Andrew Reid (Organ)
Conductor: James O'Donnell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Westminster Cathedral Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1966; Hungary
Date of Recording: 07/1999
Venue: Westminster Cathedral, London, England
Length: 19 Minutes 18 Secs.
Language: Latin

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