The Handel and Haydn Society celebrates Haydn with a dazzling pairing of two of the composer's masterpieces. In one of his final performances as Artistic Director of the Society, Harry Christophers leads the ensemble and a stellar cast of soloists in Haydn's monumental 'Theresienmesse' (Mass in B-flat major - Hob. XXII:12) and his Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major (Hob. I:103) the 'Drumroll' - one of Haydn's twelve 'London' symphonies composed between 1791 and 1795 when London was the indisputable musical capital of Europe. "This chorus is consistently excellent, but something had lit a special fire under them... Of the "Theresienmesse" the chorus and orchestra made a brilliant tapestry. " (Boston Globe)

Tracklist:

Symphony No.103 in E flat major 'Drumroll', Hob.I:103~Adagio - Allegro con spirito
Symphony No.103 in E flat major 'Drumroll', Hob.I:103~Andante piÃ¹ tosto Allegretto
Symphony No.103 in E flat major 'Drumroll', Hob.I:103~Menuet ; Trio
Symphony No.103 in E flat major 'Drumroll', Hob.I:103~Finale: Allegro con spirito
Mass in B flat major 'Theresienmesse', Hob.XXII:12~Kyrie
Mass in B flat major 'Theresienmesse', Hob.XXII:12~Gloria in excelsis deo
Mass in B flat major 'Theresienmesse', Hob.XXII:12~Gratias agimus tibi
Mass in B flat major 'Theresienmesse', Hob.XXII:12~Quoniam tu solus sanctus
Mass in B flat major 'Theresienmesse', Hob.XXII:12~Credo in unum Deum
Mass in B flat major 'Theresienmesse', Hob.XXII:12~Et incarnatus est
Mass in B flat major 'Theresienmesse', Hob.XXII:12~Et resurrexit
Mass in B flat major 'Theresienmesse', Hob.XXII:12~Sanctus
Mass in B flat major 'Theresienmesse', Hob.XXII:12~Benedictus
Mass in B flat major 'Theresienmesse', Hob.XXII:12~Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi
Mass in B flat major 'Theresienmesse', Hob.XXII:12~Dona nobis pacem

UPC: 828021619229
Label: Coro
Release Date: 9.2.22
Format: CD

Haydn / Handel - Symphony 103 (CD)