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| Beethoven in 1803 |
Did you know ...
... that Beethoven's Third Cello Sonata,
first performed in 1809, has been described as the first sonata
for piano and cello to treat the instruments as equal partners?
... that when Johannes Chum,
a tenor in operatic roles from Nerone to Lohengrin,
performed in Harnoncourt's recording of Beethoven's Missa solemnis,
a reviewer described his singing as "seraphic"?
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Did you know ...
... that Ave Maria, an obscure piece for two men's choirs
by Franz Biebl published in 1964,
became a choral standard after Chanticleer
made it part of their holiday programs?
(1 January 2020 · listen to Chanticleer, 2015)
... that John Rutter wrote the text and music for
Angels' Carol, a choral piece for Christmas,
using the Latin "Gloria in excelsis Deo" as a refrain?
(24 December 2019 · listen to us, 2019)