Dvorak - Mass in D Major Op. 86

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Antonín Dvorak - Mass in D Major Op. 86

Antonín Leopold Dvořák (8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czech composer, one of the first to achieve worldwide recognition. Following the Romantic-era nationalist example of his predecessor Bedřich Smetana, Dvořák frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák's own style has been described as "the fullest recreation of a national idiom with that of the symphonic tradition, absorbing folk influences and finding effective ways of using them".
Dvořák displayed his musical gifts at an early age, being an apt violin student from age six. The first public performances of his works were in Prague in 1872 and, with special success, in 1873, when he was aged 31. Seeking recognition beyond the Prague area, he submitted a score of his First Symphony to a prize competition in Germany, but did not win, and the unreturned manuscript was lost until rediscovered many decades later. In 1874 he made a submission to the Austrian State Prize for Composition, including scores of two further symphonies and other works. Although Dvořák was not aware of it, Johannes Brahms was the leading member of the jury and was highly impressed. The prize was awarded to Dvořák in 1874 and again in 1876 and in 1877, when Brahms and the prominent critic Eduard Hanslick, also a member of the jury, made themselves known to him. Brahms recommended Dvořák to his publisher, Simrock, who soon afterward commissioned what became the Slavonic Dances, Op. 46. These were highly praised by the Berlin music critic Louis Ehlert in 1878, the sheet music (of the original piano 4-hands version) had excellent sales, and Dvořák's international reputation was launched at last.
Dvořák's first piece of a religious nature, his setting of Stabat Mater, was premiered in Prague in 1880. It was very successfully performed in London in 1883, leading to many other performances in the United Kingdom and United States. In his career, Dvořák made nine invited visits to England, often conducting performances of his own works. His Seventh Symphony was written for London. Visiting Russia in March 1890, he conducted concerts of his own music in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. In 1891 Dvořák was appointed as a professor at the Prague Conservatory. In 1890–91, he wrote his Dumky Trio, one of his most successful chamber music pieces. In 1892, Dvořák moved to the United States and became the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America in New York City. While in the United States, Dvořák wrote his two most successful orchestral works: the Symphony From the New World, which spread his reputation worldwide, and his Cello Concerto, one of the most highly regarded of all cello concerti. He also wrote his most appreciated piece of chamber music, the American String Quartet, during this time. But shortfalls in payment of his salary, along with increasing recognition in Europe and an onset of homesickness, led him to leave the United States and return to Bohemia in 1895.
All of Dvořák's nine operas, except his first, have librettos in Czech and were intended to convey the Czech national spirit, as were some of his choral works. By far the most successful of the operas is Rusalka. Among his smaller works, the seventh Humoresque and the song "Songs My Mother Taught Me" are also widely performed and recorded. He has been described as "arguably the most versatile... composer of his time".

1. Kyrie 5:43
2. Gloria 8:38
3. Credo 13:15
4. Sanctus 2:29
5. Benedictus 6:43
6. Agnus Dei 5:22

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I sang this with my college choir last summer and literally listen to it before I go to sleep, it's so beautiful.

harpreetbhogal

Eine hervorragende Aufführung.
Ohne die brilliante Chorleistung zu vernachlässigen, beeindruckt mich der volle Klang der Orgel, besonders in den 16‘‘ Bässen sehr.
Das Werk habe ich noch nie so schön gehört, wie in dieser Aufnahme.
Großer Applaus!

jenswormann

Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, England

Alan Byers - Tenor
Robert Morton - Baritone
Neil Ritchie - Treble

Nicholas Cleobury - Organ

Simon Preston, Conductor

1974

zralokvemigraci

The opportunity to perform this bearutiful work is gift from Heaven

kathleenbrown

Fabulously clear diction and singing and excellent recording in a lovely acoustic

EliriaHHaigh

That Kyrie is among my favorite two minutes of sound, ever

Patryc

Oggi, Domenica 24 Maggio 2015, ho il concerto all'abbazia di Farfa. Eseguiremo tutta la messa. E' un immenso onore, per me, cantare in un coro come quello di cui faccio parte e cantare questa opera eccelsa di Antonín Dvořák :)

beatlettese

Congratulations! What a beautiful, clean and pure performance of this master piece! Well done!!!

Iluminacion

Just bought the LP very moving piece of music

pauldavies

Thanks for sharing this beautiful piece!

Could you perhaps tell the YT-algorithm that this is piece of classical music that does not gain more clicks when interrupted by commercials... As far as I have understood the matter uploaders have some possibilities to do that and to choose where interruptions may feel more appropriate than right in the middle of a song.

I would have loved this one on my playlists. But due to the massive interruptions I won't have it so. If it were only in the beginning and at the end - I'd reconsider.

MonaLu

This work has been dismissed by some as minor Dvorak because it lacks the complexity and melodic inspiration (?) of his better-known scores. It is rather music of pure beauty and consummate art, an example of Dvorak's adaptability to compose something so perfect for a particular occasion - the opening of a small chapel utilizing semi-professional performers. It is a heartfelt work that bears witness to his Christian faith. I hadn't heard it before, but I would like to hear it again in a church, where I'm sure it would be even more moving.

ronaldbwoodall