Missa solemnis

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« Just after God comes dad! » Mozart exclaims when he talks about his father Leopold. In 2019, it is this father who is celebrated in this new recording: for his 300th anniversary, Leopold offers a magnificent version of his Missa Solemnis. By paying tribute to the father, this record rehabilitates the one who was relegated to the shadow of his son for centuries. To such an extent that this Missa Solemnis by Leopold was long attributed to the young Wolfgang! But the mass is not said and it is in Augsburg, his hometown, that the legacy of Leopold Mozart is rightly brought to the forefront on the occasion of an anniversary festival. The musicians of the Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie and the choir Das Vokal Projekt bring this rare score to life. Under the baton of Alessandro De Marchi, successor to René Jacobs in the artistic direction of the Innsbruck Early Music Festival, the musicians convey the full Neapolitan flavor of this work. For those who were looking on the second-hand market for the only recording of the Missa Solemnis from 1982, which has long been out of print, there is now this record, essential!