The Beethoven Academy (1824) | Phoenix Edition PE107

The Beethoven Academy (1824)

Label: Phoenix Edition

Cat No: PE107

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Release Date: 2nd June 2008

Contents

Artists

Claudia Barainsky
Gerhild Romberger
Ray M Wade
Peter Lika Daniel Borowski
Chorus Musicus Koln
Das Neue Orchester

Conductor

Christoph Speering

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Consecration of the House (Die Weihe des Hauses) Overture, op.124
Hymns (3) from Missa solemnis in D major, op.123
Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125 'Choral'

Artists

Claudia Barainsky
Gerhild Romberger
Ray M Wade
Peter Lika Daniel Borowski
Chorus Musicus Koln
Das Neue Orchester

Conductor

Christoph Speering

About

This disc is a reconstruction of the complete concert programme from 7th May 1824, held at Vienna’s Court Theatre, where Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 was first performed.

The concert includes the lesser-known overture Die Weihe des Hauses (The Consecration of the House) and also the Kyrie, Credo and Agnus Dei from the Missa Solemnis, here presented as ‘Drei Hymnen’ to surmount the problem of liturgical music being censored for performace in a theatre.

Christoph Spering wants the listener to appreciate this seminal work in its original and intellectual context, in a historically informed performance. Das Neue Orchester and Chorus Musicus Köln are widely acclaimed as two of the foremost historical ensembles performing today.

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