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Ludwig van Beethoven: Messa in do magg. Op. 86
Collegium Musicum Bruneck Choir
Bolzano String Academy
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir (soprano),
Silvia Hauer (contralto),
Tuomas Katajala (tenor),
Arttu Kataja (bass),
Clau Scherrer (conductor)
Ludwig van Beethoven's Mass in C major aroused awe and wonder at its premiere in Eisenstadt on 13 September 1807. Prince Nikolaus von Esterhazy, who had commissioned the work for his wife's name-day, commented on the performance with the words: "But, dear Beethoven, what have you done again?". The prince's reaction clearly shows that Beethoven's work was a serious departure from the usual mass compositions of the time. Beethoven must have been aware of this distance from the conventional, because on 8 June 1808, he wrote to his publisher Breitkopf: 'Of my Mass, as of myself in general, I do not like to say anything, however I believe I have treated the text as it is still untreated'.
Bolzano String Academy
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir (soprano),
Silvia Hauer (contralto),
Tuomas Katajala (tenor),
Arttu Kataja (bass),
Clau Scherrer (conductor)
Ludwig van Beethoven's Mass in C major aroused awe and wonder at its premiere in Eisenstadt on 13 September 1807. Prince Nikolaus von Esterhazy, who had commissioned the work for his wife's name-day, commented on the performance with the words: "But, dear Beethoven, what have you done again?". The prince's reaction clearly shows that Beethoven's work was a serious departure from the usual mass compositions of the time. Beethoven must have been aware of this distance from the conventional, because on 8 June 1808, he wrote to his publisher Breitkopf: 'Of my Mass, as of myself in general, I do not like to say anything, however I believe I have treated the text as it is still untreated'.
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