TY - JOUR
AU - Boyd, James, C
AB - The Oratorio Society of Charlottesville–Albemarle was formed in 1966 by a small group of musicians in Charlottesville, Virginia, interested in performing classical choral masterworks. The Oratorio Society performed its first concert in 1968. The group has been in continuous existence since that time, and has been led by 7 different music directors and conductors. In 2008 the Society changed its name to the Oratorio Society of Virginia to better reflect its membership and the audience it serves. Since its founding, the Oratorio Society has performed many of the greatest oratorios of all time, including works by Bach, Brahms, Dvorak, Handel, Haydn, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Orff, Poulenc, Rutter, Schubert, Vaughan Williams, and Verdi. Their performance of the Liszt Missa Choralis was recorded on May 29, 2010. An excerpt of the Agnus Dei is provided as an online MP3 file with me as the tenor soloist (see the online Data Supplement at http://www.clinchem.org/content/vol59/issue8). The Missa Choralis (Choral Mass) was written by Franz Liszt (1811–1886) in 1865 while he was in Rome. Liszt was best known for being a virtuoso pianist, but he also was an influential composer. He carried out an 8-year highly acclaimed piano concert tour of Europe, including his native Hungary, during the 1840s, during which he likely performed over 1000 concerts. In 1848 he accepted an invitation from Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia to settle at Weimar, Germany, where he was appointed Kapellmeister Extraordinaire, served as conductor at court concerts, gave private piano lessons, and had ample time for composing. Following the death of his son in 1859 and his daughter in 1862, he retreated to living a solitary life in the monastery Madonna del Rosario just outside of Rome, where he became friends with the Pope and took minor orders in the Catholic Church. During his time in the monastery, he was determined to reform religious music, and Missa Choralis was one outgrowth of these efforts. Influenced by the past of the Catholic Church, including the Palestrina tradition and plainsong, Missa Choralis is also a forward-looking composition with unusual progressions and unexpected harmonies. The opening of the Kyrie and Credo are definitely chant based, but Liszt gives them a dance-like quality. While the Gloria and Credo are outgoing, they are balanced by the lyrical and beautiful Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei. " Author Contributions:All authors confirmed they have contributed to the intellectual content of this paper and have met the following 3 requirements: (a) significant contributions to the conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; (b) drafting or revising the article for intellectual content; and (c) final approval of the published article. " Authors' Disclosures or Potential Conflicts of Interest:Upon manuscript submission, all authors completed the author disclosure form. Disclosures and/or potential conflicts of interest: " Employment or Leadership: J.C. Boyd, Clinical Chemistry, AACC. " Consultant or Advisory Role: None declared. " Stock Ownership: None declared. " Honoraria: None declared. " Research Funding: None declared. " Expert Testimony: None declared. " Patents: None declared. © 2013 The American Association for Clinical Chemistry This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model)
TI - Liszt Missa Choralis Performed by the Oratorio Society of Virginia
JO - Clinical Chemistry
DO - 10.1373/clinchem.2013.207373
DA - 2013-08-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/liszt-missa-choralis-performed-by-the-oratorio-society-of-virginia-m0ru79StZq
SP - 1286
VL - 59
IS - 8
DP - DeepDyve
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