The Vatican Concert 2005 - In Honor of Pope Benedikt XVI

Recorded live in the presence of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI in Vatican
City, this profoundly moving and inspiring concert is a true musical
landmark. While the music ranges from the grand to the sublime, the
atmosphere retains the warmth and intimacy of a "family reunion": both the
Munich Philharmonic and the boys' chorus "Regensburger Domspatzen" are
world-renowned institutions from the Pope's native Germany and from cities
closely connected with the former Cardinal Ratzinger. Among the works
performed is a Sanctus from a mass written by Georg Ratzinger, the Pope's
brother and one-time director of the "Regensburger Domspatzen".
Under the direction of its distinguished young principal conductor
Christian Thielemann, the Munich Philharmonic is joined by the boys' chorus
(which also sings a cappella works led by Georg Büchner) in music by Liszt,
Mendelssohn, Mozart, Palestrina, Pfitzner, Verdi, Wagner and Georg
Ratzinger. The musical event is rounded off with an address to the
listeners and performers by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.

Composer:	Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Georg Ratzinger, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Liszt, Hans Pfitzner, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner
Title:	The Vatican Concert 2005 - In Honor of Pope Benedikt XVI
Conductor:	Christian Thielemann, Roland Büchner
Orchestra:	Münchner Philharmoniker
Chorus:	Athestis Chorus, Regensburger Domspatzen
Video Director:	Brian Large
Genre:	Concert
Length:	72 minutes
Cat.No.:	A005009900000