MICHAEL HAYDN (1737-1806): Missa Sanctae Crucis, MH 56, Missa Tempore Quadragesimae, MH 553, Missa pro Quadragesima, MH 551, Missa Quadragesimalis MH 552, Graduale per Dominica Palmarum, MH 695.

Catalogue Number: 07K027
Label: Hungaroton
Reference: HCD 32567
Format: CD
Price: $19.98
Description: All but one of these intimate works date from 1794 or 1798. MH 551 is the most unusual in its austere purity, adhering often to Gregorian chant. The others are more of their period in melodiousness (and Sanctae Crucis is an early work of 1762) but the simple forces of 18 voices and three continuo instruments obtain throughout. Purcell Choir, Levente Gyöngyösi (organ), Csilla Vályi (cello), György Janszó (double bass), György Vashegyi (conductor).