(Franz) Joseph Haydn : Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo (Little Organ Mass), 1st mvt Kyrie

In the *Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo*, Joseph Haydn combines the concise form of a *Missa brevis* with surprisingly nuanced transitions between the choir and solo voices, giving the work a sense of variety despite its brevity.
It is also striking that the Mass achieves its strongest sonic impact not through grand, high-contrast crescendos, but through the continuous brightness of the texture and the clear articulation of the individual sections.