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Budapest Festival Orchestra - Mozart

Performance by the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Ivan Fischer, with the Edinburgh Festival Chorus and leading soloists. Mozart: Symphony No 38 (Prague); Requiem.

Another visit to the 2015 Edinburgh International Festival and another choral masterpiece showcasing the Edinburgh Festival Chorus as it celebrates its 50th year. Joining the Budapest Festival Orchestra and a quartet of world-renowned soloists in a performance of Mozart's final work, his Requiem.
The energetic Hungarian conductor Ivan Fischer also directs the orchestra in Mozart's sprightly Symphony No. 38, first performed in 1787 in Prague - that city lending the work its nickname.

Presented by Donald Macleod
Recorded at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Mozart: Symphony No. 38, 'Prague'
Mozart: Requiem

Miah Persson (soprano)
Barbara Kozelj (mezzo-soprano)
Jeremy Ovenden (tenor)
Konstantin Wolff (bass)
Edinburgh Festival Chorus (chorus master Christopher Bell)
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iv谩n Fischer (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 38 'Prague'

    Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Requiem

    Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Singer: Miah Persson. Singer: Barbara Kozelj. Singer: Jeremy Ovenden. Singer: Konstantin Wolff. Choir: Edinburgh Festival Chorus. Conductor: Christopher Bell.
  • Franz Schubert

    String Quintet in C D956

    Ensemble: Melos Quartett.

Broadcast

  • Thu 17 Sep 2015 19:30