UNITEL and CLASSICA present Christian Thielemann conducts the Vatican Concert in honor of Pope Benedict XVI Franz Liszt · Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Hans Pfitzner · Georg Ratzinger · Giuseppe Verdi · Richard Wagner the Vatican Concert in honor of Pope Benedict XVI The first live full-length musical event from the Vatican in the pontificate of Benedict XVI ecorded live in the presence of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI in Vatican City, this profoundly moving and inspiring concert is Music by Franz Liszt a true musical landmark. While the music Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy R ranges from the grand to the sublime, the atmosphere Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart retains the warmth and intimacy of a “family reunion”: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina both the Munich Philharmonic and the boys‘ chorus Hans Pfitzner “Regensburger Domspatzen” are world-renowned Georg Ratzinger institutions from the Pope‘s native Germany and from Giuseppe Verdi cities closely connected with the former Cardinal Ratzinger. Among the works performed is a Sanctus Conductor Christian Thielemann from a mass written by Georg Ratzinger, the Pope‘s Orchestra Münchner Philharmoniker brother and one-time director of the “Regensburger Chorus Regensburger Domspatzen Domspatzen”. Athestis Chorus Under the direction of its distinguished young Directed by Brian Large principal conductor Christian Thielemann, the Munich Philharmonic is joined by the boys‘ chorus (which also Length 88' sings a cappella works led by Georg Büchner) in music A co-production of by Liszt, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Palestrina, Pfitzner, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Saarländischer Rundfunk, Verdi, Wagner and Georg Ratzinger. The musical Columbia Artists Management GmbH event is rounded off with an address to the listeners and UNITEL and performers by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. shot in HDTV 1080 Cat. no. A005009900000 WORLD SALES: C Major Entertainment · Elmar Kruse & Nadja Joost All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories +49-(0)3030306464 · [email protected].