Easter Concerts, Masses and Requiems
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No. 1 - Spark and Glory
Type: Classical Music
Location: The Moscow Conservatory Great Hall
Orchestra: The Mariinsky Orchestra
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Soloist: Alexander Toradze
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Program: Piano Concertos No. 1 and No. 2
Year: 2012The first concert of the “Absolute Prokofiev” cycle, ...
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Bach: The St. John Passion
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Type: Choral
Soloists: Juliane Banse, Michael Chance, Ian Bostridge
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle
Choir: Rias Chamber Choral
Orchestra: Philharmonie Berlin, Germany
Location: Phiharmonie de Paris, France
Year: 2002This choral work was first performed in 1724; Bach transforms the Passion story fro...
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No. 2 - Rebels and Romantics
Type: Classical Music
Location: The Moscow Conservatory Great Hall
Orchestra: The Mariinsky Orchestra
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Soloist: Denis Matsuev
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Program: The Scythian Suite; Piano Concerto No. 3
Year: 2012The 2nd concert of the “Absolute Prokofiev” cycl...
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J.S. Bach's Magnificat and the Magnificat of Johann Kuhnau
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Type: Choral Music
Location: St. Thomas Church
Director: Ton Koopman
Choir: The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir
Soloist Deborah York
Year: 2003In the historic St. Thomas Church, this concert features Bach's Magnificat and Kuhnau’s Magnificat, showcasing the evolution of Baroque choral m...
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No. 4 - War and Reflection
Type: Classical Music
Location: The Moscow Conservatory Great Hall
Orchestra: The Mariinsky Orchestra
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Soloist: Denis Matsuev
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Program: Symphony No.2; Piano Concerto No. 5
Year: 2012The 4th concert of the “Absolute Prokofiev” cycle pre...
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Bach: Mass in B minor
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Type: Choir
Location: St. Thomas Church, Germany
Choir: The Thomanerchor Leipzig
Conductor: Gotthold Schwarz
Director: Andreas Reize
Year: 2022The Thomanerchor Leipzig, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious boys’ choirs, dates back to 1212. Known for its exceptional vocal training, th...
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No. 5 - Melodies and Motion
Type: Classical Music
Location: The Moscow Conservatory Great Hall
Orchestra: The Mariinsky Orchestra
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Soloist: Daniil Trifonov
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Program: Symphony No. 5, Piano Concerto No. 4
Year: 2012The final concert of the “Absolute Prokofiev” cycl...
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The Collegium Singers present Bach's Mass in B Minor
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Type: Chamber Ensemble
Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent,
Director: Philippe Herreweghe
Location: Palais de Beaux Arts, France
Year: 2023Collegium Vocale Gent, a renowned Belgian choir and early music ensemble, excels in Baroque and Classical repertoire. Known for its expertise in both a cappella ...
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Rossini's Little Solemn Mass
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Type: Classical Orchestral
Orchestra: The Leipzig Orchestra
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Location: Gewandhaus Concert Hall
Year: 2008“Rossini: Messe Solennelle” translates to “Rossini: Solemn Mass” and is sacred music from Gioachino Rossini. Celebrated for its melodic inventiveness, lively rhyt...
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J. S. Bach: Mass in B minor
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Title: Mass in B minor
Composer: Johannes Sebastian Bach
Performed by: The Gewandhaus Orchestra and Choir
Soloists: Anna Larsson, Dietrich Henschel
Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt
Venue: St. Thomas Church, Germany
Year: 2005Bach’s Mass in B minor was written in 1749, a year before he died, pulling...
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Berlioz's Requiem from The Paris Orchestra
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Type: Orchestra and Choir
Orchestra: Paris Orchestre, Paris Philharmonic
Choir: Choeur Orfeon Donostiarra, Choeur de l"Orchestre Paris
Conductor: Pablo Heras-Casado
Location: Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris
Year: 2019Hector Berlioz's Requiem is a monumental work. Commissioned to commemorate the sol...
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Verdi's Requiem at the Royal Festival Hall
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Type: Requiem
Company: Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus
Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
Venue: Royal Festival Hall, London
Soloists: Ilva Ligabue, Grace Bumbry, Sandor Konya, Raffaele Arie
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Year: 2013A beautiful remastering. You’re hearing how audiences in 1964...
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Dvoraks Requiem: The Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra
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Type: Choral
Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent
Soloists: Ilse Eerens, Bernarda Fink, Maximilian Schmitt, Nathan‚ÄØBerg
Location: deSingel International Arts Campus, Belgium
Year of Production: 2004
This performance under Philippe Herreweghe, with Collegium Vocale Gent and soloists Ilse Eerens, Bernar... -
Faure's Requiem with Les Siecles and Ensemble Aedes
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Type: Requiem
Company: Ensemble Aedes, Les Siecles
Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Venue: Chapelle Corneille Auditorium, Rouen, France
Soloists: Roxane Chalard, L-N Bestion de Camboulas - organist
Composer: Gabriel Faure
Year: 2015Enjoy the original 1893 instrumentation of Faure's Requiem, wi...
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis with the Dresden State Opera
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Type: Mass
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Program: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden
Choir: The Chorus of the Semperoper Dresden
Soloists: Rene Pape, Emily Magee, Petra Lang
Conductor: Fabio Luisi
Location: Frauenkirche, Dresden, Germany
Year: 2005Bee...
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Easter Echoes with Yo-Yo Ma and Manfred Honeck
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Type: Classical Music
Orchestra: Berline Philharmonic
Location: Berlin State Opera
Soloist: Yo-Yo Ma
Conductor: Manfred Honeck
Composer: Schumann, Tchaikovsky
Year: 2016This concert with icons Yo-Yo Ma and Manfred Honeck sustains and shapes tension across the entire program. Instead of ...
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The Easter Concert – Entirely Beethoven
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Type: Classical Music
Composer; Ludwig van Beethoven
Program: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61; Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 (“Pastoral”)
Location: Baden-Baden Festival, Germany
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Soloist: Isabelle Faust
Year: 2015...