Nature & Faith - Beethoven's Pastorale and C Major Mass

Description

The Beethoven power center radiates widely this season – into Romanticism, into Modernity, and at the same time back into the classical core repertoire of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra. This concert shows Beethoven at an important transition point: between classical form, symphonic thinking, and a new expressive power. The Mass in C Major op. 86 stylistically stands between the festive-representative mass settings of Joseph Haydn and Beethoven's later, clearly more symphonic "Missa solemnis." The choral part ranges from block-like appeals to artfully designed fugato passages. The Collegium Vocale of the Franciscans of Lucerne, a Lucerne quality choir, is on stage for this; soloists include singers from the Lucerne Theater. After the break, Beethoven's Sixth Symphony leads out into nature. The "Pastorale" is not mere landscape painting, but music full of inner movement: murmuring brooks, rural scenes, a veritable thunderstorm, and finally grateful calm after the storm. At the podium is Maxime Pascal, a French conductor who has internationally distinguished himself both with historical performance practice and contemporary projects. This promises no heavy monumental style, but clarity, detail sharpness, and lively sound speech. Cast
Conductor: Maxime Pascal
Soprano: Elvira Margarian
Soprano: Marcela Rahal
Bass: Rueben Mbonambi
Tenor: Hwapyeong Gwon
Choir: Collegium Vocale of the Franciscans of Lucerne
Choral direction: Ulrike Grosch Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Symphony No. 6 Pastorale in F Major, op. 68 | 43’
Mass in C Major, op. 86 | 42’

Highlights

• Performance of Beethoven's C Major Mass and Sixth Symphony
• Conductor: Maxime Pascal
• With the Collegium Vocale of the Franciscans of Lucerne

General Information

The concert takes place at the KKL Lucerne and presents Beethoven's works at a decisive point in his creative period. In addition to the C Major Mass, the Sixth Symphony, which thematizes nature, is performed.

Location

Europaplatz 1, 6005 Luzern, Switzerland

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