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Choral Ecstasy - Students

Bach’s St. John Passion performed in period style, Beethoven’s epic Missa solemnis sung by the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and Mozart’s Requiem featured in the famed movie Amadeus are all part of this package of choral ecstasy.

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Tuesday, Mar 6, 2012 | 8 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Boston Symphony Orchestra
    John Oliver, Conductor
  • Christine Brewer, Soprano
  • Michelle DeYoung, Mezzo-Soprano
  • Simon O'Neill, Tenor
  • Eric Owens, Bass-Baritone
  • Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Program

  • BEETHOVEN Missa solemnis, Op. 123
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Due to his current physical condition and the great demands of this particular piece, conductor Kurt Masur has withdrawn from this performance.

Beethoven’s Missa solemnis is steeped in the sacred-music tradition, yet uniquely Beethovenian: great blocks of massive choral force, contrasting moments of sweet repose, all conveying a broader faith in humankind. Performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and a quartet of star soloists, it’s a Carnegie Hall experience that will leave you enthralled and inspired.
Beethoven Missa Solemnis (Gloria: Quoniam tu solus sanctus)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, Conductor; Hilversum Radio Chorus
Archiv Produktion
Sunday, Mar 25, 2012 | 2 PM
Les Violons du Roy
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Les Violons du Roy
  • La Chapelle de Québec
    Bernard Labadie, Music Director and Conductor
  • Ian Bostridge, Tenor
  • Neal Davies, Bass-Baritone
  • Karina Gauvin, Soprano
  • Damien Guillon, Countertenor
  • Nicholas Phan, Tenor
  • Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Bass-Baritone

Program

  • BACH St. John Passion, BWV 245
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When Bernard Labadie, Les Violons du Roy, and La Chapelle de Québec settled into Carnegie Hall from la belle province to perform the Messiah and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in December 2009, James Oestreich of The New York Times praised their performances as “endlessly satisfying” and declared their version of Handel’s masterwork to be “the best I’ve heard in years.” They’re back this season with a host of soloists, this time performing Bach’s St. John Passion.
Bach St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part One - No.9 Aria, "Ich folge dir gleichfalls"
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor; Ruth Holton, Soprano
Deutsche Grammophon
Thursday, Apr 12, 2012 | 8 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Orchestra of St. Luke's
    Iván Fischer, Conductor
  • Dominique Labelle, Soprano
  • Kelley O'Connor, Mezzo-Soprano
  • Joseph Kaiser, Tenor
  • Richard Paul Fink, Baritone
  • Musica Sacra
    Kent Tritle, Music Director

Program

  • MOZART Symphony No. 34 in C Major, K. 338
  • MOZART Requiem, K. 626
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The Orchestra of St. Luke’s closes its Carnegie Hall season with an all-Mozart program, featuring one of New York City’s most distinguished professional choruses, Musica Sacra. Iván Fischer, who made his first appearance with St. Luke’s last season, conducts two pieces written towards the end of composer’s short life: the triumphant Symphony No. 34 and the Requiem, left unfinished at Mozart’s death.
Mozart's Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543, Allegro
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Donald Runnicles, Conductor
Delos Records

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