Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Renowned conductor John Nelson with one of the world’s greatest orchestras, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Gulbenkian Choir and celebrated soloists present Beethoven’s great and well-known work “Missa Solemnis” at Gulbenkian’s Grand Auditorium in Lisbon. “My chief aim when I was composing this grand Mass was to awaken and permanently instill religious feelings, not only in the singers, but also in the listeners.” Ludwig van Beethoven

REPERTOIRE:	Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123
ORCHESTRA:	Chamber Orchestra of Europe
CONDUCTOR:	John Nelson
PERFORMERS:	Tamara Wilson, sopran;, Elisabeth DeShong, mezzo-sopran;, Nikolai Schukoff, tenor; Brindley Sherratt, bass; The Gulbenkian Choir
PROG.NR.:	7935
GENRE:	Choral Music / Vocal
PROG.LENGTH:	80'
DIRECTOR:	Rhodri Huw
PRODUCERS:	Idéale Audience, Soli Deo Gloria Production