BECK L’île déserte Overture (6)
STRAUSS Oboe Concerto (26’)
MOZART Mass in C minor ‘The Great’ (55’)
Clemens Schuldt conductor
Steven Hudson oboe
Sally Matthews soprano
Rosemary Joshua soprano
Stuart Jackson tenor
Thomas Tatzl baritone
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
Facing the potential loss of his beloved Constanze, who was struck down with illness before their wedding, Mozart composed the Mass in C Minor in a state of overwhelming joy at her recovery.
Steven Hudson talks about the Strauss Oboe Concerto:
Part of the following Musical Journeys:
Reclaiming Mozart
Part of Reclaiming Mozart
Mozart’s music today is too often abandoned to the commercialism of chocolate boxes and ‘Mozart for Babies’ CDs, ignoring the far more complex and dramatic context within which it was written. While many of his compositions were premiered to the applause of archdukes, kings...
Part of Classical Season 2015/16
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