The radiant motet Exsultate, jubilate for soprano with accompaniment of string instruments, oboes, horns, and organ was composed during Mozart’s last of three youthful journeys to Italy, in 1773. Written for the outstanding castrato Venanzio Rauzzini, it places high demands on the performers, captivating with the Italian-inspired virtuosity of the vocal part and refined orchestral sound.
However, even before the young composer visited Italy, he could already boast a considerable body of work, including, among others, the beautiful hymn Te Deum from 1769. This early Christian prayer, traditionally attributed to St. Ambrose and St. Augustine, in the interpretation of the thirteen-year-old Mozart gained a compact form and a radiant sound well suited to the solemn character of the text.
Program koncertu zwieńczy Msza C-dur, znana jako Koronacyjna. Podobnie jak większość utworów sakralnych Mozarta powstała podczas pełnienia przez niego funkcji koncertmistrza w służbie arcybiskupa Hieronymusa von Colloredo w Salzburgu. To właśnie na potrzeby katedry w rodzinnym mieście napisał ów jeden z najsłynniejszych, obok Requiem, cykli mszalnych. Ukończony w 1779 roku po raz pierwszy został wykonany najprawdopodobniej w tym samym roku podczas świąt wielkanocnych. Natomiast w 1791 roku zabrzmiał ponownie w Pradze, uświetniając uroczystości koronacyjne cesarza Leopolda II na króla Czech.
The concert program will culminate in the Mass in C major, known as the Coronation Mass. Like most of Mozart’s sacred works, it was composed during his tenure as Konzertmeister in the service of Archbishop Hieronymus von Colloredo in Salzburg. It was for the cathedral in his native city that he wrote this work, one of his most famous mass settings alongside the Requiem. Completed in 1779, it was most likely first performed that same year during the Easter celebrations. In 1791, it was performed again in Prague, where it graced the coronation festivities of Emperor Leopold II as King of Bohemia.
Marta Dziewanowska-Pachowska
PROGRAM
Exsultate, jubilate KV 165
I. Exsultate, jubilate
II. Recytatyw: Fulget amica dies
III. Tu virginum corona
IV. Alleluja!
Te Deum laudamus KV141
Coronation Mass in C major, K. 317
I. Kyrie
II. Gloria
III. Credo
IV. Sanctus
V. Benedictus
VI. Agnus Dei
PERFORMERS
OLGA PASIECZNIK SOPRANO
DOROTA LACHOWICZ MEZZOSOPRANO
SYLWESTER SMULCZYŃSKI TENOR
PAWEŁ MICHALCZUK BASS
THE CHORUS OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA
ORKIESTRA POLSKIEJ OPERY KRÓLEWSKIEJ
KAROL KNAPIŃSKI CHORUS MASTER
MARTA KLUCZYŃSKA CONDUCTOR
Duration: approx. 1h
