The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, Academy of Ancient Music, Matthew Martin - Michael Haydn: Requiem Pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo Missa Sancti Hieronymi (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Requiem in C Minor, MH 155 Pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo: I. Introitus. Requiem aeternam - Kyrie eleison
02. Requiem in C Minor, MH 155 Pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo: II. Sequentia. Dies irae
03. Requiem in C Minor, MH 155 Pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo: III. Offertorium. Domine Jesu Christe
04. Requiem in C Minor, MH 155 Pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo: IV. Versus. Hostias et preces tibi
05. Requiem in C Minor, MH 155 Pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo: V. Sanctus
06. Requiem in C Minor, MH 155 Pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo: VI. Benedictus
07. Requiem in C Minor, MH 155 Pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo: VII. Agnus Dei - Lux aeterna
08. Requiem in C Minor, MH 155 Pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo: VIII. Cum sanctis tuis
09. Requiem in C Minor, MH 155 Pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo: IX. Requiem aeternam - Cum sanctis tuis
10. Missa Sancti Hieronymi, MH 254: I. Kyrie
11. Missa Sancti Hieronymi, MH 254: II. Gloria: No. 1, Et in terra pax
12. Missa Sancti Hieronymi, MH 254: III. Gloria: No. 2, Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
13. Missa Sancti Hieronymi, MH 254: IV. Credo: No. 1, Patrem omnipotentem
14. Missa Sancti Hieronymi, MH 254: V. Credo: No. 2, Et resurrexit tertia die
15. Missa Sancti Hieronymi, MH 254: VI. Sanctus
16. Missa Sancti Hieronymi, MH 254: VII. Benedictus
17. Missa Sancti Hieronymi, MH 254: VIII. Agnus Dei: No. 1, Agnus Dei
18. Missa Sancti Hieronymi, MH 254: IX. Agnus Dei: No. 2, Dona nobis pacem



Led by its Director Matthew Martin, The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, joins forces with the Academy of Ancient Music in Michael Haydn’s rarely heard masterpieces: the Requiem and Missa Sancti Hieronymi. The four soloists are all ex-choral scholars of Caius Choir, showcasing the distinguished musical tradition of this student group. Unjustly neglected, Joseph Haydn’s younger brother was a talented composer in his own right. Written after the death of his infant daughter and his patron, the deeply emotional Requiem is a masterpiece that combines complex colourful textures and forms with imaginative orchestration and vocal writing. Mozart was a great admirer and it is thought that Haydn’s Requiem formed the prototype for his own better known masterpiece. In contrast, the later Missa Sancti Hieronymi is lighter and more optimistic. Unusually scored for oboes, bassoons, trombones and continuo (with no upper strings), it exudes transparency and joyful energy. This recording will undoubtedly put these neglected works back into mainstream repertoire.

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