Martin Haselböck, Orchester der Wiener Akademie - Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Mass, Op. 80; Graduale, Op. 88; Offertorium, Op. 89 (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 269 Mb | Total time: 56:24 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Koch Schwann | # 3-1779-2 | Recorded: 1994
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 269 Mb | Total time: 56:24 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Koch Schwann | # 3-1779-2 | Recorded: 1994
The Mass in E flat was most likely composed for the 1804 Marienfest in Eisenstadt, an annual event celebrated with great pomp and splendor to honor the Fürstin Maria's name day, usually on the weekend following the Mariä Geburt observance (September 8). For the Marienfest, the Fürst usually hosted a banquet, a ball, and a concert, in addition to a military parade and fireworks. He also commissioned a new Mass each year (the late masses of Haydn and the Mass in C of Beethoven owe their existence to the Marienfest).