TE DEUM, K.141 (66B)

Newly engraved and revised edition of Gleichauf',s classic vocal score. Composed in in Salzburg in 1769, Mozart modeled this youthful work closely on a similar one by Michael Haydn (for which reason its authenticity had long been questioned). Mozart',s piece divides the lengthy liturgical text into three contrasting sections, including a final rousing double fugue. Musicologist Alfred Einstein described the work as ",sure in construction, thrilling in its choral declamation, and having a certain rustic South-German grandeur.",