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Gossec's Grande Messe des Morts

Penny Gore introduces a complete performance of Gossec's Grande Messe des Morts given by Les Siecles and conductor Francois-Xavier Roth in Vienna in 2016.

Penny Gore introduces a complete performance of Fran莽ois-Joseph Gossec's Grande Messe des Morts recorded in Vienna last year. It's performed by Wiener Singakademie with Les Si猫cles and conducted by Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth.

Gossec was an important influence on in 19th century France, developing the symphonic form and later writing music for the Revolutionary regimes. This large scale work, written in 1760, is said to have have been a precursor to the later Requiem composed by Berlioz.

2:00pm
Fran莽ois-Joseph Gossec
Grande Messe des morts

Chantal Santon-Jeffrey (soprano)
Anaik More (mezzo-soprano)
Pascal Bourgeois (tenor)
Jean-Marc Salzmann (baritone)
Wiener Singakademie
Les Si猫cles
Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor).

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 30 Nov 2016 14:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Fran莽ois-Joseph Gossec

    Messe des Morts, RH 501

    Choir: Vienna Singakademie. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.

  • Giovanni Benedetto Platti

    Cello Sonata No 6 in F

    Performer: Nicolas Altstaedt. Performer: Jonathan Cohen.
    • 蜜芽传媒 recording, 10th October 2011.

Broadcast

  • Wed 30 Nov 2016 14:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3