Bruckner's Mass in C
Posted: 16 Aug 2009 18:46
Anton Bruckner wrote his first Mass ('Windhaager Messe' - WAB25) around 1842 for alto, 2 horns and organ. In the 1920-ies, this mass has been arranged and completed by Kajetan Schmidinger and Joseph Messner for choir (SATB, strings, horns and organ; or SATB with organ). Both arrangers have done a great job, as they were able to fully respect the Bruckner characteristics. That way, a Bruckner mass became available for smaller choirs.
To my knowledge, there is no commercial recording available of this mass.
My question: Is there somewhere a choir that has peformed this mass in SATB version and that maybe has recorded the performance? I really would like to hear this mass in its choral version.
To my knowledge, there is no commercial recording available of this mass.
My question: Is there somewhere a choir that has peformed this mass in SATB version and that maybe has recorded the performance? I really would like to hear this mass in its choral version.