Strahlender Schumann und Schubert unter Riccardo Muti in Salzburg

By Michael Vieth, 13 August 2018

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“unendlich zart, fast flüsternd spielten die Wiener die in weiche Harmonien gebettete Melodie”

Reviewed at Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg on 12 August 2018

Schumann, Symphony no. 2 in C major, Op.61

Schubert, Mass no. 6 in E flat major, D.950

Vienna Philharmonic

Riccardo Muti, Conductor

Krassimira Stoyanova, Soprano

Alisa Kolosova, Mezzo-soprano

Michael Spyres, Tenor

Maciej Kwaśnikowski, Tenor

Gianluca Buratto, Bass

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

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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.

Grande Messe Solennelle: Schumann und Schubert strahlen in Salzburg unter Muti berührende Größe aus