Aus dem Handgelenk erschüttern: Beethovens Missa mit Herreweghe

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Anna Lucia Richter, Ilker Arcayürek und Tareq Nazmi

Philippe Herreweghe mit Solisten, Chor und Orchester

By Michael Vieth, 26 December 2023

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Reviewed at Isarphilharmonie, Munich on 22 December 2023

Beethoven, Mass in D major, “Missa solemnis”, Op.123

Philippe Herreweghe, Conductor

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Soprano

Anna Lucia Richter, Soprano

Ilker Arcayürek, Tenor

Tareq Nazmi, Bass

Munich Philharmonic Choir

Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

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Lahav Shani offers fresh perspectives on Debussy, Mozart and Schoenberg, favouring structural clarity and youthful energy over traditional late-Romantic weight and atmospheric suggestion.

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Zubin Mehta brings the Munich Philharmonic to Carnegie Hall for Brahms

Edward Sava-Segal, 3rd February

Yefim Bronfman reunites with his old collaborator for Brahms' First Piano Concerto, reinforcing the qualities that exemplify him as a great chamber music player.

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A proficient but flawed opening at Dvořák’s Prague

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Child's play: Crumb and Strauss make unconventional bedfellows

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Zubin Mehta brought together works by George Crumb and Richard Strauss in his latest concert as the Munich Philharmonic's honorary conductor.

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Grand Romantic statements from Gergiev at the Enescu Festival

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Two giants of the Romantic repertoire that were met with disdain by Eduard Hanslick at their premieres are given persuasive readings in Bucharest.

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Technicolor Shostakovich and Brahms from the Munich Philharmonic

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A full frontal assault by Valery Gergiev on Brahms' First Symphony and Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto in explosive performances.

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Michael Vieth

Michael Vieth ist Physiker und hat viele Jahre in der Zentralen Forschung der Siemens AG in Erlangen und München an magnetischen Speichern und Sensoren gearbeitet. Auch von klassischer Musik magnetisiert, singt er seit seinem Studium in Göttingen in großen Kantoreien und Chorprojekten; eine besondere Vorliebe hat sich zu Motetten der Renaissance und der Moderne entwickelt. Daneben faszinieren ihn Auftritte und Programme kleiner Vokal-Ensembles.

Aus dem Handgelenk erschüttern: Beethovens Missa solemnis mit Philippe Herreweghe