Kerll: Missa Non Sine Quare

Elisa Franzetti, soprano; Emanuele Bianchi, countertenor; Mario Cecchetti, tenor; Sergio Foresti, bass; La Risonanza; Fabio Bonizzoni, direction

Johann Caspar Kerll (1627-1693)
Gregorian Chant: Cibavit eos - Plaudentes Virgini - Ama cor meum - Dignare me - Regina caeli laetare / Sonata in F major for zwo violins & b.c. - Sonata in G minor for two violins, bass & b.c.

Johann Caspar Kerll (1627-1693) worked mainly in Vienna, during the 17th century. He was pupil of Carissimi and teacher of Pachelbel, thus belonging within the line of succession culminating in Johann Sebastian Bach, who much admired his music. Eighteen masses by Kerll have survived of which only one, the first, a 5-part Requiem, is written a cappella, in the so-called old style. All the others are written in stile concertato, that is, with soloists, one or more full choirs, various instruments (violins, violas, trombones) and continuo.
The Missa non sine quare is the first of a collection of six masses published in Munich in 1689. In this mass, Kerll gives proof of his undeniable mastery of counterpoint and of contrapuntal blend.
Both the solo and the tutti sections exhibit the use of superb, imitative counterpoint. Kerll's melodic ingenuity, contrapuntal finesse and harmonic audacity were admired twenty years later by J. S. Bach.
The present recording was first issued on the Symphonia label in 2000 and critically high acclaimed ("CHOC" by Le Monde de la Musique). The prestigious BBC Music Magazine wrote then: "The solo voices and strings of La Risonanza give virtually flawless performances, milking every nuance from the music."

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