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Nikolaus Harnoncourt Arnold Schoenberg Chor CONCENTUS MUSICUS WIEN Ouverture spirituelle NikOlaus HarnoncOurt arnold schoeNberg Chor cONCENTUS MUSICUS WIEN Wolfgang amadeus mozart sylvia schwartz Missa longa elisabeth von magnus Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento Jeremy ovenden florian Boesch Ouverture spirituelle NikOlaus HarnoncOurt arnold schoeNberg Chor cONCENTUS MUSICUS WIEN WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Nikolaus Harnoncourt places the emphasis on Wolfgang Amadeus Missa C major K. 262 Mozart in the Ouverture Spirituelle, featuring sacred music within “Missa longa“ the Salzburg Festival, by choosing two seldom heard works by the Salzburg-born composer. Together with the Arnold Schoenberg Choir and his Concentus Musicus Wien ensemble, the Mozart WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART specialist conducts the Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento K. 243 K. 243 and the Missa longa in C major K. 262 in the unique venue that is Salzburg Cathedral, a jewel of Baroque architecture. These Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt two highly expressive works, written by the virtuoso composer Orchestra Concentus Musicus Wien when he was a mere twenty years old, were first performed in that Chorus Arnold Schoenberg Chor very building. Chorus Master Erwin Ortner “Harnoncourt revealed the historic richness of Mozart’s Litanei Soprano Sylvia Schwartz … in the finest colours and dynamic shading”, wrote the Kleine Mezzo-Soprano Elisabeth von Magnus Zeitung. The Austrian baritone Florian Boesch and mezzosoprano Tenor Jeremy Ovenden Elisabeth von Magnus delivered their parts in especially sensitive Baritone Florian Boesch manner. Jeremy Ovenden’s vocal line is truly elegant coupled with that of the ambitious Spanish soprano Sylvia Schwatz. “Ovenden’s attractive, bright tenor … his rhythm, diction and easy flexibility of Video Director Felix Breisach voice are exemplary”, according to The Sunday Times. Length approx. 80' Rarely revealed tapestries from the prince-archbishop’s treasury were hung in the cathedral especially for this concert, in order to give a better impression of how the works might have sounded in Shot in HDTV 1080 Mozart’s day. Cat. no. A045006500000 A co-production of folder: luebbeke.com UNITEL and ZDF in cooperation with Arte, Salzburg Festival and CLASSICA WORLD SALES: C Major Entertainment +49-(0)3030306464 All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories [email protected] www.unitelclassica.com Photos: © ORF/Ali Schafler, Silvia Lelli.
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