George Guest presents a recording of a concert given last Tuesday in Westminster Cathedral that included a newly discovered Berlioz Mass. He also talks to music historian David Chariton
about the importance of the work, and how Berlioz later re-used parts of the Mass in his Te Deum.
Berlioz Messe Solennelle
Verdi Four Sacred Pieces
Donna Brown (soprano) Jean-Luc Viala (tenor)
Gilles Cachemaille (bass) Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra/John Eliot Gardiner Berlioz Te Deum
Philip Langridge (tenor) Wayne Marshall (organ) BBC Singers, London
Choral Society, Southend
Boys' Choir, Southend High School Choir/David Atherton (Concert given in association with British Telecommunications pic)