Magdalene Harer, Anne Bierwirth, Tobias Hunger, Markus Flaig – Gregor Joseph Werner: Vol. III: Masses and Motets (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:15:31 minutes | 1,42 GB | Genre: Classical
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An impressive continuation of the documentation of Gregor Joseph Werner’s oeuvre, showing Haydn’s predecessor at the Esterhazy court as a pioneer in musical development.Gregor Joseph Werner was by no means a mere minor master preceding Haydn – this was already impressively shown by the previous recordings in this series. Now the newly acquired picture of him is put into even sharper focus: Werner’s symphonies and instrumental concertos composed for the princely table have been lost, but the composer comes to the fore as a grand master of Latin sacred music. With his strength of character and contrapuntal perfection, he proves to be not only a prerequisite and teacher for Joseph Haydn, th efather of Viennese classicism, but himself a gateway to this stylistic epoch. Werner appears to us today as the spiritual support of the rather mundane Viennese classicism.
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