Part of a series of 3 Lecture Recitals with violinist Nicholas Kitchen

The lecture on January 9 will be about Beethoven's Missa Solemnis and will conclude with a hearing of the whole Credo watching a projection of the manuscript during the listening. Beethoven used a very elaborate set of expressive marks in his manuscripts and we are not familiar with these markings as they have not been included in print. In the Missa Solemnis the expressive content of these markings is illuminated by the words of the Mass. Combining the awareness of the words with the manuscript expressive markings deepens our appreciation of this stunning music and Beethoven's vivid and multi-faceted way of achieving expressivity.