Mozart Early Sacred Music from Salzburg 2012

The Mozart Early Sacred Music from Salzburg 2012 concert consists of 2 works written by Mozart when he was 20:

Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento K. 243 (Litany of the sacrament of the venerable alter)
Missa longa K. 262

Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts the Concentus Musicus Wien and the Arnold Schoenburg Chor. Soloists are Sylvia Schwartz (soprano), Elizabeth Von Magnus (mezzo-soprano), Jeremy Ovendon (tenor), Florian Boesch (baritone). This is the first in what is planned to be a new series of sacred music concerts at the Salzburg Festival, called "Ouverture Spirituelle." The venue is the Salzburg Cathedral. Released 2013, disc has 5.0 dts-HD Master Audio sound. Grade: NA

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