The Theresienmesse (Therese Mass) is the fourth of the six great masses that Haydn composed toward the end of his career.  It was written to commemorate the name day of the Princess Marie Hermenegild of Esterházy, but, for reasons that have always been unclear, it soon became known as the Theresienmesse, linking it to the Empress Marie Therese. The Theresienmesse is an extraordinarily beautiful work with fugues, arias, florid bel canto lines, and dramatic contrasts.

Bass Soloist

With: Masterworks Chorale