Emanuel Ax (piano), Joélle Harvey (soprano), Kelley O’Connor (mezzo-soprano), William Burden (tenor), Shenyang (bass-baritone)
San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas
Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony serve up a sumptuous live recording of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with acclaimed pianist Emanuel Ax, and the rarely performed Mass in C Major, with the Grammy Award-winning San Francisco Symphony Chorus.
Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and Mass in C Major are two of the works that helped cement the composer’s reputation as a creative genius like none other. Internationally acclaimed pianist Emanuel Ax joins Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony in a dynamic rendition of Beethoven’s robust Third Piano Concerto. Then, MTT leads the Grammy Award-winning SF Symphony Chorus and soloists in the rarely performed Mass in C Major.
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Emanuel Ax
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas
I. Allegro con brio
II. Largo
III. Rondo: Allegro
Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86
Joélle Harvey, Kelley O’Connor, William Burden, Shenyang, San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Agnus Dei