Es geht eine dunkle Wolk Wayne Leupold specially recognizable in the two

specially recognizable in the two central parts

at which the vocal-instrumental writing suddenly crescendos to forte and unfolds into a texture of over five octaves

In this a cappella Mass Spohr brought together harmoniously and with great skill the then current interest in baroque constructional techniques and the quest for an individual

Ryba’s mass became so famous that it is regarded – even today – as a symbol of Czech Christmas

With this poetic masterpiece all four of the recently revised “Ballades” (HN 862) are now available as single editions

Es geht eine dunkle Wolk Wayne Leupold specially recognizable in the two