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    Mass in C

    Ludwig van Beethoven
    A Season with Beethoven – #LvB250

    The Mass in C preceded the completion of the Missa solemnis by fifteen years, but the musician’s modern and visionary dimension was already apparent.

    Thomas Hengelbrock
    Thomas Hengelbrock © Florence Grandidier
    Kristian Bezuidenhout
    Kristian Bezuidenhout © Marco Borggreve

    Thomas Hengelbrock direction
    Kristian Bezuidenhout pianoforte
    Balthasar-Neumann-Chor & Solisten
    Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble

    First part 
    Beethoven Coriolan, overture Op. 62
    Concerto for piano No. 4

    Sung in latin 

    Approximate running time
    1st part: 50mn - Intermission: 20mn - 2nd part: 50mn

    The Mass in C dating from the year 1807, was the second liturgical work composed by Beethoven, six years after Christ on the Mount of Olives and fifteen years before the completion of the Missa Solemnis. It is less well known than the Missa and rarely performed today, yet it is not just a preparatory work as it does much more than simply lay down markers for a future work. It is slightly reminiscent of Haydn, but the musical and spiritual aspirations of the composer are already beginning to take shape. The overture to Coriolan and Piano Concerto No. 4 are almost contemporaneous and demonstrate the richness of the years 1806-1807 in which Beethoven also composed the Fourth Symphony, Concerto for violin, and Appassionata sonata. His musical world was expanding and flourishing.

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