BEETHOVEN: PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3; MASS IN C - Emanuel Ax, San Francisco Symphony, TIlson-Thomas

Emanuel Ax (piano), Joélle Harvey (soprano), Kelley O'Connor (mezzo-soprano), William Burden (tenor), Shenyang (bass-baritone)

San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony serve up a sumptuous live recording of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3, with acclaimed pianist Emanuel Ax, and the rarely performed Mass in C Major, with the Grammy Award-winning San Francisco Symphony Chorus.

Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Mass in C Major are two of the works that helped cement the composer's reputation as a creative genius like none other. Internationally acclaimed pianist Emanuel Ax joins Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony in a dynamic rendition of Beethoven's robust Third Piano Concerto. Then, MTT leads the Grammy Award-winning SF Symphony Chorus and soloists in the rarely performed Mass in C Major.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Emanuel Ax
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas
I. Allegro con brio

II. Largo

III. Rondo: Allegro

Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86
Joélle Harvey, Kelley O'Connor, William Burden, Shenyang, San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas

Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Agnus Dei