Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens feat. Maria Ladurner, Elvira Bill, Georg Poplutz, Johannes Hill - Paul Ignaz Liechtenauer: 4 Masses op. 2 (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Missa II Purificationis B.V.M.; I. Kyrie
02. Missa II Purificationis B.V.M.; II. Gloria
03. Missa II Purificationis B.V.M.; III. Credo
04. Missa II Purificationis B.V.M.; IV. Sanctus - Benedictus
05. Missa II Purificationis B.V.M.; V. Agnus Dei
06. Missa III Assumptionis B.V.M.; I. Kyrie
07. Missa III Assumptionis B.V.M.; II. Gloria
08. Missa III Assumptionis B.V.M.; III. Credo
09. Missa III Assumptionis B.V.M.; IV. Sanctus - Benedictus
10. Missa III Assumptionis B.V.M.; V. Agnus Dei
11. Missa V S. Antonii; I. Kyrie
12. Missa V S. Antonii; II. Gloria
13. Missa V S. Antonii; III. Credo
14. Missa V S. Antonii; IV. Sanctus - Benedictus
15. Missa V S. Antonii; V. Agnus Dei
16. Missa VI S. Joannis Nepomuceni; I. Kyrie
17. Missa VI S. Joannis Nepomuceni; II. Gloria
18. Missa VI S. Joannis Nepomuceni; III. Credo
19. Missa VI S. Joannis Nepomuceni; IV. Sanctus - Benedictus
20. Missa VI S. Joannis Nepomuceni; V. Agnus Dei



We know relatively little about the composer and church musician Paul Ignaz Liechtenauer. His father was an organ builder and organist in Vienna, and Liechtenauer himself served as Kapellmeister in Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein until 1711. By 1715, he had taken up the position of organist at the Cathedral of Osnabrück, soon after assuming the title of "Capellmeister" and gaining a reputation for his liturgical music that was widely acclaimed. Four of the six masses he published in 1741 as Opus 2 are now featured on the latest CD by the Kölner Akademie, which, under the direction of its founder, Michael Alexander Willens, once again astonishes us. There is a touch of local patriotism in this release: classic production osnabrück is located less than ten kilometers from the high church where the composer served for over 40 years.

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