Beethoven Cycle: Symphonies 8 and 9
Saturday 18 May 2024
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Beethoven’s Ninth: the crowning moment of the Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras Beethoven odyssey.
Here’s a kiss for all the world: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is the summit of any Beethoven cycle; some might say of classical music itself. All the more reason to pair it with the uproarious Eighth – pure comedy, delivered with a punch. The Monteverdi Choir and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique’s are players and soloists who understand this music from the inside out, and there’s infinitely more to the Ninth symphony than simple optimism.
Programme
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral Symphony’
Performers
Lucy Crowe Soprano
Alice Coote Mezzo soprano
Allan Clayton Tenor
William Thomas Bass
Dinis Sousa conductor
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Dates, Times & Book
Sat 18 May | 7:30 PM | £80/£70/£48/£35/£10 | Book |
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