Beethoven choral

Beethoven?s Missa solemnis is the one work the composer admired above all his compositions. It was written for his great patron and friend Archduke Rudolf of Austria at around the same time that he embarked on his Ninth…

Idil Biret?s nineteen volume Beethoven Edition consisting of the thirty two sonatas, five concertos, the Choral Fantasy and the piano transcriptions of the nine symphonies (by Franz Liszt) was recorded in fifty two days…

Van Gogh?s Sunflowers, da Vinci?s Mona Lisa, Tolstoy?s War and Peace ? those works of art that are truly part of the canon of global culture are few and far apart. In music, one work that holds significance for people…

Beethoven?s Missa solemnis is the one work the composer admired above all his compositions. It was written for his great patron and friend Archduke Rudolf of Austria at around the same time that he embarked on his Ninth…

Born in Lower Saxony just three years before Beethoven, the violinist Andreas Romberg (1767-1821) was, like him, a virtuoso instrumentalist of precocious gifts. His career too was radically affected by the Napoleonic…

Daniel Barenboim conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker in performances of Beethoven's 'Triple Concerto' and 'Choral Fantasy'. Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma are joined by Carola Höhn, Katherina Kammerloher, Andrea Bönig and…

This third release of Beethoven choral and orchestral works conducted by Leif Segerstam with the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra features the complete incidental music for Egmont. The programme concludes with the Funeral…

New Sony Classical album will draw on experiences of lockdown Pianist Igor Levit, who won Gramophone?s Record of the Year in 2016 with his triple album of Bach, Beethoven and Rzewski, has announced his next release.…

McDowall's keen sensitivity to text and her air for writing vocal lines that are grateful to sing are just two of the virtues which justify the success of her choral music. Her original and distinctive voice is well…

With The Sixteen, Christophers has succeeded in nurturing a choir of exceptional calibre, establishing a business model that includes a record label and extensive tours to capacity audiences, mining a rich variety of…