Zürcher Sing-Akademie | Kammerorchester Basel | René Jacobs

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Mon, Dec 2, 2024, 20:00

Venue

René Jacobs, a Haydn conductor, expresses his admiration for Haydn's "Cecilia Mass," calling it the most magnificent and artistic among Haydn's masses. The exact date of the mass's creation is undocumented, and the title, referring to the patron saint of church music, isn't Haydn's own. Jacobs performs the mass with the Basel Chamber Orchestra and a select vocal quartet.
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Keywords: Symphony Concert, Vocal Music

Info & Ticket (www.koelner-philharmonie.de)

Musicians

Mari Eriksmoen	Soprano
Kristina Hammarström	Mezzo-Soprano
Mark Milhofer	Tenor
Christian Senn	Bariton
Zürcher Sing-Akademie	Ensemble
Michael Gläser	Rehearsal
Kammerorchester Basel	Ensemble
René Jacobs	Conductor

Program

Joseph Haydn	Sinfonie e-Moll Hob. I:44 (»Trauersinfonie«)
Joseph Haydn	Missa Cellensis in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae C-Dur Hob. XXII:5 für Soli, Chor und Orchester (»Cäcilienmesse«)

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