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03/10/2008

From London's Barbican Hall, Martin Handley presents a performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. Soloists, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra/Jiri Belohlavek.

From London's Barbican Hall, Martin Handley presents a performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis.

The composer's visionary interpretation of divine glory and sinful mankind's insignificance, forged against a background of personal turmoil and creative uncertainty, constitutes one of the greatest works of western sacred art.

Christine Brewer (soprano)
Ekaterina Semenchuk (mezzo)
Paul Groves (tenor)
Stephen Milling (bass)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor).

2 hours, 15 minutes

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Fri 3 Oct 2008 19:00

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  • Fri 3 Oct 2008 19:00