Johan Hammarsrtöm

Johan Hammarsrtöm, Swedish Radio Choir & Kaspars Putniņš – Schumann: Missa Sacra (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 58:18 minutes | 971 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BIS

Less well known among his works, the Missa sacra, Op. 147, bears witness to Robert Schumann’s late interest in sacred music – and in particular in Catholic church music. The work would have a rather difficult fate: during Schumann’s lifetime, it was neither published nor performed in its entirety. Even after its posthumous première, opinions were lukewarm. Wrongly so: the Missa sacra is a fascinating attempt to update sacred music through a refined post-classical musical language. It was originally conceived for orchestra, but Schumann also made a version for organ, presented here. This version allows great vocal transparency and immediacy, thus contributing to a clearer vision of the work.

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