W. A. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de Confessore KV 339

Scoring: Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Ctr, Timp, 2 Vl, Bc, [3 Trb]

Mozart wrote the Vesperae solennes de Confessore in Salzburg when he was 24 years old, shortly after his mother had died in Paris. As with several other compositions from this period, he used this piece to work through his grief, especially apparent in the "Laudate Dominum,” the fifth part of the Vesper.

However, the Vesperae Solennes de Confessore doesn’t just stay in this intimate, inspired register but instead reveals a diverse character. In the final chorus, a brilliant "Magnificat", the timpani and trumpets ring out, thereby giving the work its name "Solennes".

The Carus Choir Coach offers choir singers the unique opportunity to study and learn their own, individual choral parts within the context of the sound of the entire choir and orchestra. For every vocal range a separate CD containing each choir part is available. The CD is based on recorded interpretations by renowned artists who have performed the work from carefully prepared Carus Urtext editions. Each choir part is presented in three different versions:

• Original recording
• Coach: each part is accompanied by the piano, with the original recording sounding in the background
• Coach in slow mode: the tempo of the coach slows down to 70% of the original version – through this reduction passages can be learned more effectively.

Performers: Kaia Urb (soprano), Ave Moor (alto), Tiit Kogermann (tenore), Uku Joller (basso) – Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – Tõnu Kaljuste