Munich Philharmonic: BeethovenPhilippe Herreweghe (conductor)
This event is in the past.
In the spring of 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven sat for the most famous portrait painter of his time, Joseph Karl Stieler. The portrait became the composer’s best-known likeness. It shows Beethoven with dishevelled hair in front of a forest landscape practising his art: pencil in hand, he is working on his Missa solemnis.
This event is in the past.
In the spring of 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven sat for the most famous portrait painter of his time, Joseph Karl Stieler. The portrait became the composer’s best-known likeness. It shows Beethoven with dishevelled hair in front of a forest landscape practising his art: pencil in hand, he is working on his Missa solemnis.
- Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, soprano
- Anna Lucia Richter, soprano
- Ilker Arcayürek, tenor
- Tareq Nazmi, bass
- Munich Philharmonic Choir; Andreas Herrmann, rehearsal
- Munich Philharmonic
- Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
It is no coincidence that Beethoven had himself immortalised with his score for Missa solemnis in hand, which he considered his “greatest and most accomplished work”. To this day, there is no reason to disagree with the master’s assessment, and so the work continues to be described mostly in superlatives. For a monumental work of its ilk, which places the highest demands on the soloist quartet as well as the choir and orchestra, the conductor must be equally adept in both the orchestral and choral fields. Philippe Herreweghe is one of the few who fulfils these requirements beyond any doubt.
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven:“Missa solemnis” in D major, Op 123
