Missa Solemnis D 950 (Harnoncourt) (1997)

'There is much more to enjoy in the D950 from 1828 and first performed posthumously. The most striking innovation here is Schuberts typically Romantic use of modulations, whereby the music suddenly takes unexpected directions. The opening of the Kyrie, with its warm blend of wind instruments, immediately signals a higher level of creativity and artistry than the D678 and the trio Et incarnatus est for soprano and two tenors in the Credo is sublime'. (www.arkivmusic.com).