Bruckner & M. Haydn: Motets - MDR Leipzig Radio Choir, Philipp Ahmann

The MDR Leipzig Radio Choir and its chief conductor Philipp Ahmann present motets by Anton Bruckner and Michael Haydn. While Bruckner’s Locus iste, Christus factus est and Ave Maria enjoy great popularity and can be heard frequently in concerts, Michael Haydn’s contributions to the same genre are far less known. The younger brother of Joseph and successor of Mozart as Salzburg organist has, however, had a huge impact on religious composition in the German-speaking world, and particularly in Austria. As such, Bruckner’s motets, composed about a century later, are still firmly grounded in the tradition of Michael Haydn. By combining their motets, this album allows the listener to discover this uniquely Austrian church-musical style, while simultaneously showing how both composers’ gave a highly personal substance to it.

Anton Bruckner:

1        Graduale: Locus Iste    3:07
2        Offertorium: Inveni David    2:42
3        Graduale: Christus Factus Est    5:39
4        Offertorium: Afferentur Regi    1:55
5        Hymnus: Pange Lingua    5:02
6        Graduale: Os Justi    4:23
7        Motette: Ave Maria    3:33
8        Hymnus: Vexilla Regis    4:47
9        Graduale: Virga Jesse    4:12

Michael Haydn
10        Graduale: Christus Factus Est (MH 628,2)    4:26
11        O Vos Omnes    2:39
12        Ecce Quomodo Moritur Justus    6:56
13        Graduale: Christus Factus Est (MH 38)    4:43
14        Salve Regina    3:35
15        Tenebrae Factae Sunt    4:02