Beethoven; Christ on the Mount of Olives Orchestral & Concertos Vocal & Song LSO Live

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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Christ on the Mount of Olives

Introduzione. Grave - Adagio

4:57

Recitativo. "Jehovah! Du! Mein Vater!"

3:11

Aria. "Meine Seele ist erschüttert"

4:22

Recitativo. "Erzittre, Erde!"

1:30

Aria. "Preist des Erlösers Güte"

0:56

Coro *Chor der Engel). "O Heil euch ihr Erlösten"

6:24

III

Recitativo. "Verkündet, Seraph, mir dein Mund"

1:04

Duetto. "So ruhe dann mit ganzer Schwere"

4:19

Recitativo. "Willkommen, Tod!"

1:08

10.

Coro (Chor der Krieger)/ "Wir haben ihn gesehen"

1:57

11.

Recitativo. "Die mich zu fangen ausgezogen sind"

1:25

12.

Coro (Chor der Krieger, Chor der Jünger). "Hier ist er, der Verbannte"

2:10

13.

Recitativo. "Nicht ungestraft soll der Verwegnen Schar

1:16

14.

Terzetto. "In meinem Adern wühlen unbändig Zorn und Wut"

4:17

15.

Coro (Chor der Krieger, Chor der Jünger). "Auf, auf! Ergreifet den Verräter"

2:40

16.

Coro (Chor der Engel). "Welten singen Lob und Ehre"

1:03

17.

Coro (Chor der Engel). "Preiset ihn, ihr Engelschöre"

2:43

Total time: 45:22

Solo: Elsa Dreisig soprano

Solo: Pavol Breslik tenor

Solo: David Soar bass

Choral: London Symphony Chorus

Simon Halsey chorus director

Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

Recorded live on 19 January and 13 February 2020

“… This recording is a triumph for all involved … This is a disc to be treasured, and urgently, urgently recommended.”

William Kempster - Fanfare - May/June 2021

“… The two soloists – Elsa Dreisig as the Seraph and Pavol Breslik as Jesus are quite fine. Neither has a particularly large voice, but it’s hard to complain when their high notes are so clear and ringing. Dreisig’s role also has some passages of difficult coloratura, which she handles beautifully… David Soar … is excellent as well. Much of the credit, though, belongs to Rattle, who takes the work quite briskly and keeps the dramatic tension high … on the whole Rattle keeps it moving and enjoyable…”

Paul L Althouse – American Record Guide – March/April 2021

“… Christ on the Mount of Olives deserves to occupy a more central place within Beethoven’s already bountiful canon. Good thing then, that it is performed and recorded so beautifully here on this 2020 LSO Live release by the London Symphony Orchestra with Sir Simon Rattle at the helm. Fleshed out with an enormous chorus of nearly 150 under the direction of Simon Halsey and released in honour of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, this must-have recording packages together a compelling religious narrative with the majestic backing of the LSO and inspired soloists Elsa Dreisig, Pavol Breslik and David Soar performing a variety of biblical figures from Franz Xaver Huber’s libretto. With the religious importance for some of the upcoming Christmas season, this recording could not have come at a better time.”

Andrew Scott – thewholenote.com – 4 December 2020

“… Those unfamiliar with the work are urgently recommended to investigate.”

Paul Corfield Godfrey – MusicWeb-International.com – 4 December 2020

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