Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Laut verkünde unsre Freude, K.623

Composed in Vienna on 15 November 1791, this Cantata is the last completed composition of Mozart, and was performed on 17 or 18 November under the conduction of the author (his last public appearance) for the inauguration of the Lodge "Zur neugekrönten Hoffnung". The text, attributed to Schikaneder, is probably by Karl Ludwig Gieseke. According to his wife Constanze, the composer held in great consideration this work and was heartened by the enthusiastic success of the première.
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0:00 Chor. Laut verkünde unsre Freude
1:29 Recitativo (Tenor). Zum ersten Male, edle Brüder
3:54 Arie (Tenor). Dieser Gottheit Allmacht
7:09 Recitativo (Bass). Wolhan, ihr Brüder
8:17 Duett (Tenor, Bass). Lange sollen diese Mauern
10:58 Chor. Laut verkünde unsre Freude
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Christoph Prégardien, tenor
Helmut Wildhaber, bass
Chorus Viennensis & Wiener Akademie
Martin Haselböck, cond.
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Detail of Mozart from an unfinished painting, considered to be the most accurate depiction of the composer, by Mozart's brother in law, Joseph Lange, dating from 1789.
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References: Maynard Solomon, Mozart, Mondadori, Milano 1999 [it.]