Mozart: Sacred Choral WorksUPC:STEREO 8 26 840Product Details:Label: ETERNA Edition Format: Vinyl LP, Stereo (compatible mono) Country: East Germany (GDR) Released: 1974 (recorded) Genre: Classical / Sacred ChoralProduct FeaturesThree major sacred works by Mozart (KV 243, KV 222 & KV 260) composed 177576 under Archbishop Colloredo in SalzburgForces: Four soloists (soprano, alto, tenor, bass), double choir, orchestra, and organSoloists: Renate Frank-Reinecke (soprano), Annelies Burmeister (alto), Eberhard Bchner (tenor), Hermann Christian Polster (bass)Leipzig Radio Choir (cond. Horst Neumann) & Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra (cond. Herbert Kegel)Prominent obbligato: Burkhard Glaetzner (oboe) and Peter Wpke (cello)OverviewThis LP unites MozartsLitaniae de venerabili altaris sacramentoKV 243,Misericordias DominiKV 222, andVenite, populiKV 260works he wrote to fulfill liturgical duties in Salzburg. TheKV 243Litanies showcase chant-inspired dialogues of soloist versus chorus, blending concerto-like concertante solos and fugal choral writing. TheKV 222Offertorium alternates plaintive homophony with buoyant imitative passages, whileKV 260employs double-choir antiphony and trombone sonorities to heighten ceremonial grandeur.Track ListingSeite 1 Litaniae KV 243Kyrie (Chorus & Soloists) 3:55Panis vivus (Tenor & Orchestra) 1:30Verbum caro factum (Chorus) 3:35Hostia sancta (Soloists & Chorus) 4:35Tremendum (Chorus) 3:45Dulcissimum convivium (Soprano & Orchestra) 1:40Viaticum (Chorus, featuring soprano) 4:50Seite 28. Pignus (Chorus) 9. Agnus Dei / Miserere (Soloists & Chorus) 5:40Misericordias Domini KV 22210. Offertorium de tempore (Chorus, Orchestra & Organ)Venite, populi KV 26011. Offertorium de venerabili sacramento (Double Choir, Orchestra & Organ)Key CreditsConductor:Herbert KegelChoir Conductor:Horst NeumannOrgan: Walter Heinz BernsteinRecording Director: Dr. Ladislav pSound & Editing: Miloslav KulhanBOX #153