Right--When the Messe was initially released, I was fortunate enough to obtain a LaserDisk version which I still can play. It's magnificent. That's an obsolete format now, of course, but I believe a small number of used VHS tapes are still available at resellers on Amazon. To me, it's worth it to have the video!
@zehnterapril : 6 1/2 month, concentrating on this mass exclusively - it was really very difficult, especially for us Altos, who have to sing either a second Soprano or a Tenor-track, which means alternating in register from one piece to the next....; but we had 4 concerts in the first year (2 in Germany and 2 in Italy) and then performed it again 3 times 4 years later, as we loved it so much!
@Hegemoner I wouldn't say that it's lacking in musicality, but it's not his best work (certainly not structurally) and that's probably why he destroyed it (or attempted to).
I was in the audience for this! As I was sitting towards the back, and Westminster Cathedral is large, the sound was slightly lost, but it was great nonetheless.
Right--When the Messe was initially released, I was fortunate enough to obtain a LaserDisk version which I still can play. It's magnificent. That's an obsolete format now, of course, but I believe a small number of used VHS tapes are still available at resellers on Amazon. To me, it's worth it to have the video!
vonzigle 1 year ago
To sing this mass has been the greatest experience in 34 years of choir-singing - we all got totally blown away!!
MinervasEule 1 year ago
@MinervasEule
How long did it take your choir to learn this?
I love Hector Berlioz.
zehnterapril 1 year ago
@zehnterapril : 6 1/2 month, concentrating on this mass exclusively - it was really very difficult, especially for us Altos, who have to sing either a second Soprano or a Tenor-track, which means alternating in register from one piece to the next....; but we had 4 concerts in the first year (2 in Germany and 2 in Italy) and then performed it again 3 times 4 years later, as we loved it so much!
MinervasEule 1 year ago
Don't quite know what to say as I have been immersed in Mozart lately. Bold and showy but somehow lacking integration and musicality?
Hegemoner 1 year ago
@Hegemoner I wouldn't say that it's lacking in musicality, but it's not his best work (certainly not structurally) and that's probably why he destroyed it (or attempted to).
sstuddert 8 months ago
ah! the Tuba Mirum from Grande Messe des Morts!
sstuddert 1 year ago
Is there a recording of this piece? Can't seem to find one at the usual suspects.
CarlosFinch 2 years ago
@CarlosFinch
Found a bunch. Only available recording now out ofprint.
CarlosFinch 2 years ago
@CarlosFinch John Eliot Gardiner recorded the full Messe Solennelle from which this is a part.
srg2457 1 year ago
I was in the audience for this! As I was sitting towards the back, and Westminster Cathedral is large, the sound was slightly lost, but it was great nonetheless.
BTW, Bob Geldof was also in the audience...
srg2457 2 years ago
Wonderful performance on period instruments,
CarlosFinch 2 years ago