JOSEPH SUDER (1892-1980): Symphonische Musik II (Thüringen-Philharmonie Suhl; Olaf Koch), Festmesse "Dona nobis pacem" for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra (Natalia Korneva [soprano], Maria Neilau [alto], Vladimir Mostovoi [tenor], Yuri Dobrovolski [bass], St. Petersburg Chamber Choir, Children's Choir of the Pestalozzi Gymnasium Munich, Bavarian State Youth Orchestra; Werner Andreas Albert).

Description: The 42-minute mass dates from 1946 and is grounded in the part homophonic, part contrapuntal German tradition which led up to Bruckner. As a reaction to the recent world war, the longest part is the final Agnus Dei/Dona nobis pacem which carries the work's emotional weight. The Symphonisches Musik II (1963) is stylistically in the German symphonic tradition although its form - scherzo, adagio and finale - is unusual; the finale, as in the mass, carries the main expressive weight although all three movements are united motivically. Original 1995 Calig release.