Haydn HobXXII 9 Paukenmesse Missa in Tempore Belli Pablo Heras-Casado

Joseph Haydn „Paukenmesse“ in C-Dur „Missa in tempore belli“, (Mass in time of war in C major, or Kettledrum Mass) Pablo-Heras Casado conducts La Scala Philharmonic Soprano: Lauren Michelle, Mezzo-Soprano: Annalisa Stroppa, Tenore: Giovanni Sala, Basso: Luca Micheletti Kyrie 0:00 Gloria 5:22 Credo 14:48 Sanctus, Benedictus 24:15 Agnus Dei 32:45 Haydn composed this mass at Eisenstadt in August 1796, at the time of Austria’s general mobilisation into war. Four years into the European war that followed the French Revolution, Austrian troops were doing badly against the French in Italy and Germany, and Austria feared invasion. Reflecting the troubled mood of his time, Haydn’s potent integration of references to battle in the Benedictus and Agnus Dei movements is inspired. The Mass was first performed on December 26, 1796, in the Piarist Church of Maria Treu in Vienna. The Kyrie opens like a symphony in sonata form, with a slow introduction before moving on to the ma