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: 2012

    The first concert of the “Absolute Prokofiev” cycle, ...

  • 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: 2002

    This choral work was first performed in 1724; Bach transforms the Passion story fro...

  • 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: 2012

    The 2nd concert of the “Absolute Prokofiev” cycl...

  • 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: 2003

    In the historic St. Thomas Church, this concert features Bach's Magnificat and Kuhnau’s Magnificat, showcasing the evolution of Baroque choral m...

  • 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: 2012

    The 4th concert of the “Absolute Prokofiev” cycle pre...

  • 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: 2022

    The Thomanerchor Leipzig, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious boys’ choirs, dates back to 1212. Known for its exceptional vocal training, th...

  • 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: 2012

    The final concert of the “Absolute Prokofiev” cycl...

  • 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: 2023

    Collegium Vocale Gent, a renowned Belgian choir and early music ensemble, excels in Baroque and Classical repertoire. Known for its expertise in both a cappella ...

  • 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...

  • 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: 2005

    Bach’s Mass in B minor was written in 1749, a year before he died, pulling...

  • 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: 2019

    Hector Berlioz's Requiem is a monumental work. Commissioned to commemorate the sol...

  • 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: 2013

    A beautiful remastering. You’re hearing how audiences in 1964...

  • 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: 2015

    Enjoy the original 1893 instrumentation of Faure's Requiem, wi...

  • 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: 2005

    Bee...

  • 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: 2016

    This concert with icons Yo-Yo Ma and Manfred Honeck sustains and shapes tension across the entire program. Instead of ...

  • 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

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