Well-known and cheerful works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will fill both evenings of the two editions of the 488th Poznan Concert. They will be performed in AMU Concert Hall by the Poznan Nightingales, a galaxy of soloists and Maciej Bolewski on the organ, under the baton of Maciej Wieloch, on Friday, 28th of May at 7 pm and on Saturday, 29th of May at 6 pm.
“Sancta Maria, mater Dei”, a piece written by Mozart at the age of 21 in 1777, shortly before he left Salzburg, to celebrate the Nativity of Virgin Mary falling on the 8th of September, will open both evenings.
Following work is short, yet unusually emotionally rich “Laudate Dominum” from “Vesperae solennes de confessore”, and next “Te Deum”, presumably written at the end of 1769 in Salzburg. As it was modelled on “Te Deum” by Michael Haydn (brother of Joseph Haydn), composed 9 years before, for a time there were doubts whether Mozart was really the author. It wasn’t until the discovery of the voice parts of “Te Deum” in the archives of Salzburg Cathedral that all the doubts were dispelled.
The concerts will end with “Ave verum corpus” and Coronation Mass in C major – one of the most frequently performed Mozart’s sacred works. The Mass, written for the coronation celebrations of the miraculous painting of Virgin Mary in the pilgrimage church Maria Plein near Salzburg, is a dense and great sounding piece.
Friday, 28th of May 2021, 7 pm, AMU Concert Hall
Saturday, 29th of May 2021, 6 pm, AMU Concert Hall
488. POZNAN CONCERT
MOZART AND THE NIGHTINGALES
PERFORMERS:
Monika MYCH – soprano
Małgorzata WOLTMANN-ŻEBROWSKA – alto / mezzosoprano
Damian ŻEBROWSKI – tenor
Andrzej OGÓRKIEWICZ – bass
Maciej BOLEWSKI – organ
Boys’ and Men’s Choir of the Poznan Philharmonic The Poznan Nightingales
Maciej WIELOCH – conductor
PROGRAM:
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
“Sancta Maria, mater Dei” KV 273
“Laudate Dominum” from “Vesperae solennes de confessore” KV 339
“Te Deum” KV 141 / 66b
“Ave verum corpus” KV 618
“Coronation Mass” in C major KV 317
Season tickets:
KP 1 (28.05)
KP 2 (29.05)