Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827):
Symphony No.4 op.60
Franz SCHUBERT(1797-1828):
Mass No.6 (Missa solemnis) D.950
Serafina Starke soprano
Sophie Harmsen mezzosoprano
Ilker Arcayürek tenor
Benjamin Hulett tenor
Johannes Kammler bass
Collegium Vocale Gent choir
Orchestre des Champs-Élysées orchestra
Philippe Herreweghe conductor
More concerts
- 20/11/2026 | 20:00Missa solemnis Poitiers, FR
- 29/11/2026 | 20:00Missa solemnis Hamburg, DE
- 22/11/2026 | 20:00Missa solemnis Frankfurt, DE
- 24/11/2026 | 20:00Missa solemnis Hamburg, DE
Missa solemnis
Although Franz Schubert died at just 31, he wrote nearly 1000 works including his immortal songs, piano sonatas and string quartets. He also wrote quite a lot of religious music, and doing so increased his understanding of symphonic forms. The monumental Sixt Mass (Missa solemnis) from 1828 is ‘triumph and swan song at once’. Full of references to Bach, Haydn and Mozart, this brilliant concert mass is really a homage to Schubert’s great hero Beethoven, who he had helped to bury the year before.