Christmas Concert (Sony Bmg Audio DVD)
Christmas Concert (Sony Bmg Audio DVD)
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Recorded in December 2006, this DVD features a unique Christmas concert performance from the stunningly beautiful and newly-restored Dresden Frauenkirche, featuring the soloists Christine Schäfer (soprano) and Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
The concert was broadcast live by ZDF and reached an audience of millions of viewers
The two soloists were accompanied by the Staatskapelle Dresden and Choir of Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden conducted by Peter Schreier
The programme included popular selections from Handel’s Messiah and Bach's Mass in B minor as well as additional works by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Guilmant, and the Advent song Tochter Zion
Also available in CD format
Simon Keenlyside is performing extensively in the UK, including at Wigmore Hall on the 23rd & 26th October 2008,The Barbican on 3rd November 2008