Mozart was a convinced freemason and true brother. He composed music for his Lodge, never denied the meaning behind
the 'Magic Flute' and accepted a mysterious commission for a Requiem he never completed. Sixty years after her
performance, Irmgard Seefried (1919-1988) lives on, inspired by Bruno Walter's legendary empathy.
1 Magic Flute Overture, K.620 10-12 March 1956, New York
2 Kleine Freimaurer-Kantate
3 Maurergesang K.623a
Kurt Equiluz, Rudolf Resen [tenors], Kurt Rapf [organ], Franz Ellmar [boy-soprano], Leo Hoppe [baritone], Chorus &
Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper/Peter Maag, Vienna April 1959
4-17 Requiem Mass in D min K.626
Irmgard Seefried, Jennie Tourel, Leopold Simoneau, William Warfield
The Westminster Choir, New York Philharmonic/Bruno Walter 10-12 March 1956, New York |
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