![]() ![]() Even more, within its relatively compact span, the Te Deum presents a compendium of Verdi’s mature artistry - and, as the work of a man in his 80s, an affirmation of the creative spirit that remained incandescent at the very end of his long career. The Te Deum also forms an ideal complement to his Requiem, which the Chorale, prepared by Grant Gershon, performed this past August under Gustavo Dudamel at the Hollywood Bowl. This music held special personal significance: Verdian lore has it that the composer even asked to have the score placed in his coffin and buried with him. His late-period setting of the Te Deum makes an especially fitting choice to remember Verdi on several levels. By happy coincidence, the Italian master’s 200th birthday occurred less than a month ago (October 10). Creator and Creation: A Feast of Music Sacred and SecularĪfter beginning the current season with a celebration of its own halfcentury, the Master Chorale likewise pays tribute to the major composer anniversaries of Giuseppe Verdi and Benjamin Britten in this fall’s programming.
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