Great Mass in C minor - Kyrie - K. 427- W. A. Mozart - Bernstein - Delacroix

Great Mass in C minor -
- Kyrie -
K 427-
W. A. Mozart
Leonard Bernstein - Conductor
Arleen Auger - Sopran
Frederica von Stade - Mezzosopran
Frank Lopard - Tenor
Cornelius Hauptmann - Bass
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Symphonieorchester des Bayerrischen Rundfunks

Pictures: Delacroix

It's more one version of this Mozart´s Kyrie that I add in You Tube, but I think this Bernstein's version haven't appeared here.

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[NovemVmbrae666]

the initial introduction is pure genius. the sequencing is fucking perfect. it is so baroque it is hilarious, but classic. I do not prefer, however, the "chorus" with the descending part which somewhat detracts from the "building" aspect, however @ 1:34 there is an excellent movement which I just noticed, even @ 1:51. Then the transition @ 2:00 to the intro again, the way the choirs descend while the strings ascend is purely brilliant. polytonality at its finest and most gracefully sublime

[codonauta]

@NovemVmbrae666 Good analysis.

[forallyouknow]

3:50!

[codonauta]

At 5:33 to 5:36 is fantastic too. The upper note ( G ) is gotten from a skip of ¨6 major ( Bb to G ). The G seems don't have attack, it is not articulated, it seems, and is not a legato from the Bb. The upper G simply appears, from nothing!

[lionsbeardmane]

one person thought of all this, from nothing. that is divinity.

[TheBeatlesRoooock]

What's the name of the first painting? I love it.

[BINGFRYSRDUN]

Why does Bernstein have this insatiable urge to make EVERYTHING slow?

[valkhorn]

@NovemVmbrae666

I would agree, and this was close to the birth of Romanticism in music, and I think to a point it hints at Romanticism as well. Good music might fit into one category. Great music usually crosses boundaries of time, ability, and musicality.

[JoeFisher12String]

this is by far, one of my favorite mozart compositions! i must however, disagree with operamystery, and his choice of this being the best performance ever recorded. i have a version recorded in 1975, in which the soprano soloist was the great ileana cotrubas. i have heard MANY other performances to date, and NONE can come close. the pure resonance and control in her voice, and the length of time she holds notes, is unrivaled. her vibrato & tonality are astounding.

[Majora4Prez]

Awesome that there aren't any dislikes.

[OperaMystery80]

The greatest version on recording! Soprano soloist Arleen Auger is the best who ever performed it. Everything from 2:33 to 5:43, is divinely beautiful. She sings as an angel in Heaven; she's all dulcet tones, spiritual warmth and passion. Love the transition from a low register at 4:03 to 4:11 then the exclamatory "Christe!". No matter how many other sopranos sang this, Arleen Auger sang it the best. She was dying of cancer (died 1993) She now can sing this for God himself with the angels

[A1l9b9e9r9t3]

'Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut' 

[MrBranchFreeman]

Amadeus sent me here!