海顿《尼尔逊弥撒》、《战争弥撒》全谱/Nelson Mass and Mass in Time of War in Full Score

JosephHaydn(1732-1809)enlargedandenrichedthemanymusicalformsinwhichhecomposed--symphony,quartet,sonata,massandoratorioamongthem-withrareexpressiveness,freshnessofvisionandbrilliantandrefinedmusicianship.His"Nelson"MassandMassinTimeofWararetwoofhisfinestworks,nominallyassociatedwithwar,butrichlydevotionalinspiritandexemplaryintheirelegantsynthesisofvocalandinstrumentalmusic.Bothwerewritteninthelate1790s,whenEuropewasatwar.Portionsofthe"Nelson"MassarethoughttomarkthenewsofAdmiralNelson'svictoryovertheFrenchattheBattleoftheNile,whichalteredNapoleon'splannedconquestofEgyptandmadeNelsonanationalhero.BothmasseswerefirstperformedatEisenstadt,theAustriancountryestateoftheEsterhazyfamily,Haydn'slifelongpatrons.ThescoresarereprintedherefromauthoritativeGermaneditions.UnabridgedDover(1994)republicationofMassinDMinor/"Nelson"Mass(also:CoronationMass,ImperialMass)andMassinTimeofWar(also:Missaintemporebelli,Paukenmesse,Kriegsmesse)fromauthoritativeGermaneditions,n.d.LatintextswithEnglishtranslations.Instrumentationforeachwork.208pp.9,3/8121/4.Paperbound.