René Jacobs carries the excessive contrasts of the »Missa solemnis« to the extreme – unsettling, sublime and gentle at the same time.
Sun. 8.9.
19:30, Kreuzkirche
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
- Vocal
- € 68 / 48
Contributors
- B’Rock Orchestra
- Zürcher Sing-Akademie
- Birgitte Christensen soprano
- Sophie Harmsen alto
- Thomas Walker tenor
- Johannes Weisser bass
- René Jacobs conductor
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
»Missa solemnis« in D Major, op. 123
»Missa solemnis« in D Major, op. 123
18:45 Pre-concert talk (in German)
The concert at a glance
Description
»Fragile instead of vigorous, stirring and shocking« – this is how the press characterised the latest recording of the »Missa solemnis« by the master of Early music, René Jacobs. For the 200th anniversary year of the mass, he conducts the work which Beethoven described as his »greatest«. At his side: his long-standing orchestra in partnership B’Rock from Ghent, Zurich’s Sing-Akademie and top-class soloists.
Concert recording by WDR