8/09/14 – Vocalise Rundown
In the summer of 1881 Gabriel Fauré and André Messager wrote “Messe des pêcheurs de Villerville” (Mass of the fishermen of Villerville) for a benefit concert to raise money for the fisherman in the seaside town.
8:00 PM
Ludwig van Beethoven- Fidelio: Prisoner’s Chorus
Angel/EMI 49828
COND Herbert von Karajan
ORCH Berlin Philharmonic
SOLO Berlin Opera Chorus
SOLO Siegfried Rudolf Fresbe, bar.
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8:07 PM
John Adams- Harmonium
ECM 821465
COND Edo de Waart
ORCH San Francisco Symphony
SOLO and Chorus
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8:39 PM
Gabriel Faure- Messe des Pecheurs de Villerville
Mundi 901292
COND Philippe Herreweghe
ORCH Orch de la Chapelle Royale
SOLO La Chapelle Royale Chorus