"Mozart in Salzburg"
Season
2024/2025
Short masses by Mozart and works by the Haydn brothers
"Our church music is very different from that of Italy, especially as a mass, even the most solemn, the one that the prince-archbishop says himself, must not last more than three quarters of an hour. It takes special study to succeed in this kind of composition. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (4 September 1776)
Cast
Le Concert Spirituel choir and orchestra
Hervé Niquet musical direction
Pauline Jolly lighting design, artistic direction (during the staged versions)
Jessica Hénot design and production (during the illuminated versions)
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Short Mass in F Major Kv. 192
Short Mass in D Major Kv. 194
Church Sonata in C Major Kv. 328
Church Sonata in A Major Kv. 225
Ave verum KV 618
Joseph Haydn
Offertorium « Non nobis Domine »
Alleluia, ext. de « O coelitum beati », motet
Concerto for organ (2nd movement Adagio)
Te Deum No. 1 in C Major
Michael Haydn
Sub tuum praesidium MH 654 in C Major
Ave verum in F Major
Production
Production Le Concert Spirituel
Duration
1h30
with intermission
Photo credit
Le Concert Spirituel in the gardens of the Château de Versailles (c) Pascal Le Mée
Additional information
"The brevity of these Salzburg Masses, due to an officiant, Prince-Archbishop Colloredo, who preferred the speed of the services to the heavy, endless pomp of the Great Masses, means that we can perform two in the same evening. Adding a prelude, gradual, offertory and communion motet was child's play and a researcher's delight, as we dipped into the works of the Haydn brothers, Michael and Joseph. None of our authors takes the cake, all three of them concentrating on serving the divine service to the best of their ability and with all their artistry! A few minutes of happiness thanks to a bishop in a hurry - that's heaven, isn't it?" Hervé Niquet
The 4 dates of the Mozart programme's Moroccan tour are part of the Institut Français du Maroc's 2024/2025 cultural season, in partnership with the venues in Marrakech, Casablanca, Rabat and Fez.
Dates
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