Unfortunately, Schubert himself never had the opportunity to hear the magnificent music he composed during the last few months of his life. Widely recognised as one of his greatest works, his Mass in E-flat major was not performed until one year after his death. Thanks to Johannes Brahms, the score was rediscovered in the 1860s and since then Schubert‘s final Mass has become an established part of the international choral and orchestral repertoire. For the Collegium Vocale Gent under the baton of its founder Philippe Herreweghe, it is the perfect showpiece.
PERFORMERS
Orchestre des Champs-Élysées orchestra
Collegium Vocale Gent choir
Serafina Starke soprano
Sophie Harmsen mezzo-soprano
Ilker Arcayürek tenor
Benjamin Hulett tenor
Johannes Kammler baritone
Philippe Herreweghe conductor
PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60
- Interval -
Franz Schubert
Mass in E-flat major, D 950
