Schubert Magnificat in C, Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor Opus 25 and Mozart Mass in C Minor - Saturday 20th March 2010
Our forthcoming concert is a performance of
Schubert Magnificat in C, Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor Opus 25 and Mozart Mass in C Minor,
at our regular venue,Leamington's lovely old church of All Saints. It's at 7.30 pm on
Saturday 20th March 2010. Click here to find out how to purchase tickets.
Schubert's Magnificat in C dates from 1816 when he was only 19. It is more ambitious in length and forces than other short
church compositions in this final stage of his youthful period. Using full chorus, SATB soloists, two oboes, two bassoons,
two trumpets, timpani and strings, Schubert sets the words of the Magnificat, Mary’s song of joyful acceptance of the Angel
Gabriel’s annunciation of Christ’s birth. Stylistically it shows Schubert’s mastery of the classical trends of late Haydn and
Mozart, but its harmonies and modulations and use of the solo quartet are characteristic of Schubert’s growing romanticism.
Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor (op. 25) was written in 1830–1, around the same time as his fourth symphony ("Italian"),
and premiered in Munich in October 1831. He had already written a piano concerto in A minor with string accompaniment (1822) and two
concertos with two pianos (1823–4). The three connected movements
Molto allegro con fuoco in G minor
Andante in E major
Presto—Molto allegro e vivace in G major
use several relatively new formal techniques in their brief span — for example, the piano enters very soon after the opening of the
first movement, with little of an orchestral tutti to contrast with. The concerto quickly obtained popularity, and contains many
sections of improvisation, one of Mendelssohn's specialities.
Mozart's Mass in C Minor, K427, is a religious musical work for chorus and orchestra. It is considered such a great musical work that
it is called the 'Great Mass'. Like all other masses, this one contains the following sections in order: Kyrie eleison, Gloria in
excelsis Deo, Credo in unum Deum, Sanctus and Benedictus. However the final part, Agnus Dei, is missing, and the Credo is incomplete.
The mass is thought to have been written in 1782-83, and was first performed on the 26 October, 1783.
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