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Friday Night at the Proms: Monteverdi Choir Birthday Prom - Beethoven

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The Monteverdi Choir celebrates its birthday by performing Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, preceded by a film exploring the choir's impact on the music scene over the last 50 years.

Samira Ahmed presents a concert celebrating 50 years of the world-famous Monteverdi Choir, founded by conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner. This Prom of Beethoven's mighty Missa Solemnis also features the Orchestre RĂ©volutionnaire et Romantique with a line-up of star soloists. The performance is introduced by a short film exploring the Monteverdi Choir's impact on the music scene over 50 groundbreaking years.

1 hour, 40 minutes

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Fri 5 Sep 2014 19:30
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  • Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

    In this Proms Music Guide, Stephen Johnson talks about Beethoven's Missa Solemnis.

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Missa solemnis

    Orchestra: Orchestre RĂ©volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Performer: Lucy Crowe. Performer: Jennifer Johnston. Performer: Michael Spyres. Performer: Matthew Rose.

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