Kent Nagano directs the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin featuring Placido Domingo, Luba Orgonasova, Andreas Schmidt and the Rundfunkchor Berlin performing Beethoven's Christus am Olberge.

In his only oratorio, Christ on the Mount of Olives, Beethoven depicts the sufferings of the Son of God as an emanation of humanity. In his fear of death and his doubt, Jesus is fully the Son of Man.

This conflicts with the finale of the Ninth Symphony where Beethoven clearly contrasts the divine, the 'joy' of Schiller's ode, with the reality of the world as we experience it.

This recording launches a new collaboration between Kent Nagano and Harmonia Mundi.

Musicians: Luba Orgonasova, soprano; Placido Domingo, tenor; Andreas Schmidt, basse; Rundfunkchor Berlin directed by Simon Halsey; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berllin directed by Kent Nagano.

Selections:
Ludwig Van Beethoven 1770-1827
Christus am Olberge
Christ on the Mount of Olives Oratorio Op.85

Total Time: 47:35