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Franz Liszt: Missa Solemnis "Graner Messe"
Johannes Schmidt, Franz Liszt, Jacques Grimbert
Franz Liszt: Missa Solemnis "Graner Messe"
Genre: Classical
 
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In 1855, Liszt was commissioned to compose a mass for the consecration of the Basilica in Esztergom, some ninety kilometers away from Budapest. Although Liszt?s Missa Solemnis for Esztergom stands within the tradition of ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Johannes Schmidt, Franz Liszt, Jacques Grimbert, Lilia Bizimeche-Eisinger, Orchestra of Paris-Sorbonne, Anne-Marguerite Werster, Guy Flechter
Title: Franz Liszt: Missa Solemnis "Graner Messe"
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Label: Arte Nova Classics
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 8/8/2006
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 723721232054

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In 1855, Liszt was commissioned to compose a mass for the consecration of the Basilica in Esztergom, some ninety kilometers away from Budapest. Although Liszt?s Missa Solemnis for Esztergom stands within the tradition of Beethoven?s Missa Solemnis and was written for a large orchestra, the composer clearly shows that he is striving for simplicity and conciseness in a form that conforms to Catholic rite. After passing his flute examinations with distinction, Jacques Grimbert continued studies at the Paris Conservatory National Superieur de Musique under Messiaen, Milhaud, Dufourcq, Fourestier, and Rosenthal. Studies then followed in Basle under Pierre Boulez. He also assisted at the rehearsals of great symphonic works by, among others, Bernstein, Celibidache, Maazel, Mehta, Ozawa, and Solti (1970?1976). The diversity of his research and engagements led to the founding of various ensembles and festivals (Ch?ur National, Florilegium Musicum de Paris, Ars Europa! , Musique aux Invalides, Festival de Musique Sacrée de Paris). In 1975, he founded a choir and orchestra of the Sorbonne University in Paris, and in 1976 became a professor and music director there. With the Choir and Orchestra Paris-Sorbonne, comprising around one hundred young musicians, he arranged concert works, symphonies, and oratorios. Together with his studies in music of the Baroque and Renaissance, he also dedicated himself to early or forgotten works of well-known composers.
 

CD Reviews

Liszt "Gran" Mass
a reader | 07/17/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a valuable modern DDD recording of one of Liszt's lesser known late choral works. It is an exciting mass, a bit like the Berlioz and Verdi Requiems or Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. It has great thematic unity and is quite brassy and noisy. It is one of Liszt's best late choral works although not comparable to the oratorio Christus in overall quality.The Crucifixus is one of the best movements.My only other recording was an old Hungaraton vinyl. The actual performance , by the Paris Sorbonne Choir and Orchestra is quite adequate, although not of the absolute first quality. The four soloists are also not of the first rank. It is a studio recording of high technical quality, originally made in 1997 by Arte Nova and re released by Allegro (US)in 2006. The older Hungaraton was a better performance artistically but on balance the better technical quality of the CD wins the day for me."