Manfred Honeck dirigiert Beethoven und Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem, his final composition, shrouded in numerous myths and legends, is one of the most moving musical settings of the Latin Mass for the Dead. Only about two-thirds of the Requiem was actually composed by Mozart: After eight measures of the “Lacrimosa,” the composition breaks off abruptly. For many years, this unfinished work has haunted conductor Manfred Honeck. In this dramatic and immersive performance, Honeck weaves the unfinished fragment together with meditative bell chimes, Gregorian chants, and other works by Mozart—including the “Maurerische Trauermusik,” the luminous “Laudate Dominum,” and the comforting “Ave verum corpus.” The music is complemented by recitations of text, including the harrowing poems of Nobel Prize-winning author Nelly Sachs.

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 1
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
“Maurerische Trauermusik”
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
“Laudate Dominum” from “Vesperae solennes de Confessore”
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (fragment)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
“Ave verum corpus”

Conductor MANFRED HONECK
Soprano CHRISTINA LANDSHAMER
Mezzo-soprano CATRIONA MORISON
Tenor PATRICK GRAHL
Bass FRANZ-JOSEF SELIG