Anton Diabelli - Missa Pastorale, Op. 147 (1830)

Описание: Anton (or Antonio) Diabelli (5 September 1781 – 8 April 1858) was an Austrian music publisher, editor and composer. Best known in his time as a publisher, he is most familiar today as the composer of the waltz on which Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his set of thirty-three Diabelli Variations.

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Missa Pastorale in F major, Op. 147 (November, 1830)

1. Kyrie: Andante con moto (0:00)
2. Gloria: Allegro vivace - Andante con moto - Allegro (3:04)
3. Credo: Allegro moderato - Andantino - Allegro (8:20)
4. Sanctus: Maestoso - Allegro moderato (17:36)
5. Benedictus: Allegretto - Allegro moderato (20:04 )
6. Agnus: Andante cantabile - Allegro (24:19)

Augsburger Domsingknaben & Residenz Kammerorchester München conducted by Reinhard Kammler

Loosely translated with the help of Google from the Catalan:
Anton Diabelli's Pastoral Mass is a mass in F major, op. 147, goes together with the Christmas Offertory op. 148. They occupy a special place in Diabelli's output because they reflect the festive nature and passion for the musical education of children that the author was always concerned about (See his excellent piano pieces, especially the piano duets) The work was composed in just 24 days (November 1 to 24, 1830).

The pastoral mass was not a new genre, since the Baroque there were pastoral masses in which themes were incorporated, and the Diabelli Mass also contains all the traditional requirements of pastoral music; sustained bass, Sicilian rhythms, 6/8 time, solo parts for wind instruments, choruses of male voices, echo effects.

However, this Mass is exceptional among pastorals in that there is a mixture that creates an impression of unaffected spontaneity and emotional sincerity.

Included in the peasant mountain motifs seem to be completely congenial with the temperament of the composer from Salzburg. But the fact of the absolute music of this work does not suffer from the fact that the author wanted to clearly show the coloration; already in the Glory with their resonating trumpets and the splendid fugue and for the Et incarnatus, with its virtuoso violin (flute) part.

The offertory Angelus ad pastors, closely follows the spirit of the text of Saint Luke, speaks of the appearance of the angel to the shepherds and their decision to arrive in Bethlehem to adore the Child. All this is love and brings to mind the whole landscape of Christmas in the cradle of the Austrian Tyrol.

The composer focuses on the countryside, with the darkness of the night and the shepherds (minor key, woodwind), then the angel (high sopranos), then the shepherds again (the men's voices) and finally the Holy Family (pastoral theme).

An animated Alleluia puts the final point on this pastoral.