Composed as Napoleon’s forces were threatening Austria, Haydn’s Mass in Time of War features an extraordinarily ominous use of timpani and ends with a plea for peace. Beethoven’s spirited First Symphony bears the influence of Haydn but also foreshadows the development of his own compositional style. MacMillan’s eloquent Larghetto is based on his choral setting of Psalm 51.
Larghetto
Symphony No. 1
Mass in Time of War
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Explore the music in a free preconcert conversation featuring Guillermo Muñoz Küster in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The talk will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets are needed.
Thursday, March 13: Preconcert multimedia discussion hosted by Chicago’s favorite radio DJ, WXRT’s Terri Hemmert, with guest CSO musician.
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The appearance of Manfred Honeck is made possible by the Juli Plant Grainger Fund for Artistic Excellence.
These concerts are supported in part by the League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Endowed Concert Fund.
The appearance of the Chicago Symphony Chorus has been made possible by a generous gift from The Grainger Foundation.