Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Ave Verum Corpus (1791)
Ave verum corpus (Hail, true body), (K. 618), is a motet in D major composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1791.
1791-06-17 18:00:00 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
It is a setting of the Latin hymn Ave verum corpus. Mozart wrote it for Anton Stoll, a friend who was the church musician of St. Stephan in Baden bei Wien.
The motet was composed for the feast of Corpus Christi; the autograph is dated 17 June 1791. It is scored for SATB choir, string instruments and organ.
PERFORMANCE
The Romanian Foundation for Excellence in Music
Sibiu/Hermannstadt International Music Festival 2014
Mozart Kammerphilharmonie
The Festival Choir - Iosif Ion Prunner, director, Christian Badea - conductor