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Events
Norman Harper (St George's Cathedral, Southwark)
Temple Church
24th Mar 2010
13:15 - 13:45
Bach: Sei gegrusset, Jesu gutig
Hyde: Praeludium
Temple Singers, James Vivian (director)
Temple Church
24th Mar 2010
18:45 - 20:00
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Tickets will be available on the door.
Tickets: £20, £15, £10
To see the seating plan click HERE
Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle was written in 1863, "the last", the composer called it, "of my péchés de vieillesse" (sins of old age). Written for piano and harmonium, it was characterized apocryphally by Napoleon III as neither little, nor solemn, nor particularly liturgical. It is however refined and elegant, while being utterly exuberant in its display of the composer’s breathtaking skill in contrapuntal writing.
Scored for piano and harmonium, in the hands of a genius such as Rossini, this unusual combination of instruments combines brilliance and pathos in glorious harmony.
This concert is supported by Richard and Penny Aikens.