Coronation Mass in C major, K.317
The Krönungsmesse (German for Coronation Mass) (Mass No. 15 in C major, K. 317; sometimes Mass No. 16), composed in 1779, is one of the most popular of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 17 extant settings of the Ordinary of the Mass. While it is relatively short, Bruce C. Macintyre, writing in the Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia, classifies it as a Missa Longa, on the basis of the festal character, size of the orchestra, which includes a substantial brass section, orchestral introductions for the movements and the setting of the intonations for the Gloria and Credo.
Movements
- Kyrie eleison Andante maestoso · C major
- Gloria Allegro con spirito · C major
- Credo Allegro molto · C major
- Sanctus Andante maestoso · C major
- Benedictus Allegretto · C major
- Agnus Dei; Dona nobis pacem Andante sostenuto; Andante con moto - Allegro con spirito · F major
Recommended recordings
- Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
- Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists · John Eliot Gardiner YouTubeSpotify (subscription)