Missa solemnis – Philippe Herreweghe / Collegium Vocale Gent / Orchestre des Champs Elysées

19.12.2022 20:00,

Grand Auditorium

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Orchestre des Champs-Élysées
Collegium Vocale Gent
Philippe Herreweghe direction
Eleanor Lyons soprano
Eva Zaïcik mezzo-soprano
Ilker Arcayürek ténor
Hanno Müller-Brachmann baryton-basse

Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis

In his Missa solemnis, Ludwig van Beethoven found it impossible to limit himself to brevity: originally planned for liturgical use, the work ultimately swelled to more than 80 minutes in length. Its creator recognized that this mass would have to be performed in concert, and this is what will happen once again at the Philharmonie, featuring high-carat soloists, the Collegium Vocale Ghent and the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées under the baton of Philippe Herreweghe, who recorded the work as early as 1995 and has led many performances of it ever since.