Name: Missa Solemnis BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Start: 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Barbican Centre

Organization

Dirigent

Donald Runnicles

Soprano

Elizabeth Llewellyn

Mezzo-soprano

Christine Rice

Tenor

Thomas Atkins

Bass

Roderick Williams

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

Others

BBC Symphony Chorus

Missa Solemnis BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

Londen

Verenigd Koninkrijk

Barbican Centre

Barbican Concert Hall

Missa Solemnis BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus: Missa solemnis in D major, op. 123 Beethoven

Public

Missa solemnis in D major, op. 123

Approved

A cornerstone of the Barbican’s celebrations of 250 years since Beethoven’s birth: his musical vision of the divine is unleashed by the forces of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and vocal soloists.

Of all his own works, Beethoven admired one more than any other: his grand solemn mass in music, the Missa Solemnis. When the composer started to write the piece in 1819, he sensed a new energy flowing through him. Four years later, on specially enlarged sheets of paper, he had succeeded in setting down his musical vision of the divine using every means of sonic imagery available to him. Brought to life, Beethoven’s score represents his most intense and uplifting live concert experience.

Donald Runnicles conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra for this performance with stunning soloists and the BBC Symphony Chorus.

English

Voorstellingscredits (Cast & Productieteam )

Cast

Ensemble