Franz Schubert: Mass No. 5 in A flat major, D678

Recorded in the Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon, United States, 6-9 July 1996.

Franz Schubert worked for three years on this beautiful Mass – the last of his settings of the Catholic liturgy. The result is one of the most perfect Mass-settings in the entire musical literature. The Oregon Bach Festival Chorus & Orchestra under the direction of Helmuth Rilling hit just the right devotional, balanced tone for this devotional composition, while maintaining an aesthetic suitable for the concert hall.