Charles Mackerras: Martinů Field Mass (Cantata for bariton, male chorus and orchestra)

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English: Sir Charles Mackerras. The photo was ...
Sir Charles Mackerras. The photo was taken on 2 October 2005, backstage at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, during rehearsals for the opera Fidelio with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and chorus, which Mackerras had chosen to conduct as part of his 80th birthday celebrations. The opera was performed in concert at the Usher Hall and in London at the Barbican. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Bohuslav Martinů - Field Mass (1939)
Cantata for bariton, male chorus and orchestra
Dedication to Czechoslovak volunteers on the french frontline.

Václav Zítek - baritone
Czech Philharmonic Chorus
Lubomír Mátl - chorus master

Czech Phiharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras
1984