Berlioz(1803-1869)
"Resurrexit"Messe Solennelle
Donna Brown(soprano) Jean-Luc Viala(tenor) Gilles Cachemaille(bass-baritone)
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre revolutionaire et romantique
Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
world video premiere from Westminster Cathedral,October 1993
This is my favorite piece of Berlioz"s Messe Solennelle.After trying several times I upload the first music video from DVD in the end.But I don"t know why I spent 4 hours nearly to upload the MPG format.Perhaps it has broke another world record in this work.
@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
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
@CarlosFinch John Eliot Gardiner recorded the full Messe Solennelle from which this is a part.
srg2457 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
@MinervasEule
How long did it take your choir to learn this?
I love Hector Berlioz.
zehnterapril 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
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
ah! the Tuba Mirum from Grande Messe des Morts!
sstuddert 1 year ago
@CarlosFinch
Found a bunch. Only available recording now out ofprint.
CarlosFinch 2 years ago
Is there a recording of this piece? Can't seem to find one at the usual suspects.
CarlosFinch 2 years ago