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John Nelson conducts Beethoven's Missa solemnis / Idéale Audience, Soli Deo Gloria ; Rhodri Huw, director.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Masses.
- Genre:
- Internet videos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 20 min.)) : sound, color
- Other Title:
- Beethoven's Missa solemnis
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Idéale Audience : Soli Deo Gloria, [2010]
- Language Note:
- Sung in Latin.
- System Details:
- digital
- video file
- Summary:
- John Nelson proves his love for Beethoven In the beautiful Gulbenkian hall in Lisbon, built entirely in wood, John Nelson conducts Beethoven's only Mass. A proportionately gigantic work, the Missa Solemnis, composed for the archbishop Rodolphe is work made of sufferance. At the time completely deaf, Beethoven has just lost his brother. Even though the composer confessed his desire to commit suicide, his energy will eventually overcome his desperation. It is this victory that the Missa Solemnis celebrates. Composed following the Hammerklavier, this piece explores new territories, never before used sonorities and solid and framed structures. Bare handed, with an infectious energy and innate sense of form, John Nelson --€an old "Beethovenian"--€gives a poignant interpretation of this vast liturgy. Balancing between explosive choir parts, mystical contemplation and classic equilibrium, this version brings homage to one of the masterpieces of Beethoven
- Participant:
- Tamara Wilson, soprano ; Elizabeth DeShong, mezzo-sorpano ; Nikolaï Schuhoff, tenor ; Brindley Sherratt, bass ; The Gulbenkian Choir ; Chamber Orchestra of Europe ; John Nelson, conductor.
- Notes:
- Recorded 2010 Fudação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Contains:
- Container of: Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Missa solemnis.
- OCLC:
- 956370783
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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