London Philharmonic Orchestra

Joseph Haydn: Mass in D minor (Nelson Mass)
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Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben

When Haydn's uplifting Mass in D minor was performed for the visit of Admiral Nelson to the small estate where the composer worked, it became synonymous with the great leader who shared so many of the music's qualities. For his orchestral rollercoaster Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Richard Strauss cast around for a heroic figure to animate and settled on someone rather close to home - himself. This excitable piece scatters its adversaries with Nelson-like panache, but it matures to a place of noble reflection, a humbling glimpse of life's spiritual journey. Free pre-concert event, 6.15pm until 6.45pm, Royal Festival HallYannick Nézet-Séguin looks in detail at Strauss's epic work Ein Heldenleben.
 
 

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductor
Sarah-Jane Brandon soprano
Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples tenor
Hanno Müller-Brachmann bass
London Philharmonic Choir

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