New College Choir Oxford - Haydn: Nelson Mass

Novum continues to celebrate the magnificent work of New College Choir - in the classics of the choral repertory, and in its byways. Here, in Haydn's Nelson Mass, they tackle one of the most frequently climbed summits in the choral range.The metaphor is not misplaced' the work makes high demands on singers and orchestra alike, not least in the coloratura writing for the solo soprano (here sung brilliantly by the leading treble), and the virtuoso string writing (delivered with youthful panache by New Century Baroque). These qualities give the New College performance an unusual lustre and presence. The Mass is coupled with Haydn's ever-popular motet Insanae et vanae curae.