Farmer, Mass in Bb

NihilNominis

Expansive, dated, once extraordinarily popular, then nearly universally deprecated as Motu innaPropriate.

Has anyone here sung this? Heard it? Recorded it? Just curious.

stulte

There's a recording of a fellow playing the organ part of the Gloria on YouTube. I've never sung it nor even heard of it until I read your post.

StimsonInRehab

I heard a Brazilian choir singing the Gloria on YouTube, but now I can't find it.

There's a gentleman who plays the conclusion of the Gloria as well as the Benedictus on an Esty Organ. I'm sure it's the same gentleman stulte is talking about.

I think it's the most beautiful Mass setting written by a British Unitarian I've ever heard. I'd be game for my choir learning it.

JonathanLC

Here is the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTfhrSriSzY

StimsonInRehab

The incorrigible punster in me would want to sing this mass on the feast of St. Isidore.

Salieri

Bad recording---unless you like listening to a lot of viola.

For what it is, it isn't bad though. I mean, it ain't Haydn or Schubert, but you can see why it was popular.

eft94530

http://imslp.org/wiki/Mass_in_B-flat_major_(Farmer,_Henry)

CharlesW

I had not heard it before. Beats the "h" out of Misa Luna, any day.

francis

Charles

Please keep in mind that we no longer acknowledge the existence of "h".

CharlesW

The "h" you say!

NihilNominis

Here's the same choir, in a slightly better balance, with organ!

Here it is!

Schönbergian

I'm a big fan of Mozart's Masses and I still don't like this at all. I just don't find it as well composed.

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