Three Choirs Festival

Paul Ellison explores Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Mass in C in the context of the Viennese mass tradition. He will discuss the composition of the Requiem, including its completion following Mozart’s untimely death, and its influence on Beethoven. The talk concludes with an examination of the Mass in C, connecting it with settings by Haydn and Mozart, and highlighting elements anticipating the great Missa solemnis.