Louis Spohr (1784-1859)
The Last Judgement (WoO 61)
Oratorio based on Holy Scriptures
Sally Matthews, soprano
Katharine Goeldner, mezzo soprano
Jeremy Ovenden, tenor
Andrew Foster-Williams, bass
Salzburg Bach Choir
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Ivor Bolton, conductor
The Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra dedicates itself here
to a “forgotten master”. In drastic, enigmatic images
of the Apocalypse of St. John, Louis Spohr’s oratorio
The Last Judgement deals with the fundamental questions
of humanity: justice, responsibility and redemption.
Shortly after its world premiere, one could say
that this work was an international success. Since the
Spohr Year of 2009 it has returned to concert stages all over the world and was performed brilliantly in Salzburg
on 6 June 2013. OehmsClassics presents a live
recording here of this concert from the Mozarteum.