Beethoven March 9th

Agnus Dei

14, but also in general cc inner consonant of peccata is being lost

53 - maybe too loud? (Painful?)

69-70 - line could move more to Nobis

77-80 - similar as above

107 - violin 2 lost in texture?

129,130

Sanctus

In general, inner consonant ct of sanctus is never heard

32 - deus sabaoth, double s for clarity?

Around 34: sunt coeli, et terra, double t for clarity?

165 - nal eighth note of the bar not together, choir + orchestra

181 - t of sepultus lost before est (sounds like sepulu - est)

Run through:

Kyrie

25 - soprano vowel a little forward

47 - orchestra little loud

55 - missed this K consonant speci cally, others were really good before

63 - Alto, tenor K consonant

73-74 cl. fg. Not so precise

144 - balance, orchestra + choir?

162 - decresc. Happens too soon?

182 -

Gloria

17 - 18 - Gloria entries, not getting entry consonants, sound sounds a bit late?

30 - 36 - Just hearing vowels, no consonants

47, 49 - choir and orchestra not agreeing on how to do the accents

65 - 70 - horn articulation/phrasing doesn't match up with choir articulation/phrasing

83 - 87 - bass entry of theme loses momentum, like a oppy legato towards end?

166 - T of tibi lost

193, 194 - should va. + vc. start at the dynamic that V2 end the dim with? Feels like a
bit of abrupt entry

209 - Kriste

252 - sixteenths not together horn + ob.

262 - c of deprecationem, choir doesn't sound like they are phrasing to the accent

269 - K of Qui could be brought out, but choir could also keep the vowel moving after
the entry. Feels like they accent the entry and then the sound backs away

281 - 283 - TB not singing the entire phrase, should grow to Patris?

285 - Sopranos not following previous TB phrasing, more legato?

292 - 295 - line feels like it doesn't go anywhere until the decresc.

ff
fi
fi
fl
 300 - orchestra a little bit loud for ahh a ect?

401 and onwards - 8th notes from the choir could be articulated more? Feels lost in the
texture when 8th notes are sung

430 - Can't really hear choir basses so well

460 and onwards for a while - singing is a bit soup throughout

Credo

2 - sfz is a bit violent

25 - 33 missing a lot of consonants here

41 - S entry needs more K

70 - soprano ct of factum could come out more like the previous entires

84 - TB - f of facta

98 - Sounding a little violent

122 - horns bit loud?

163 - p vs pp, not much of a di erence

174,175 - ute + soloists, not connected?

181 - more basses

184,185 - consonants disappear with the lower dynamic

212,213 - tenors covered?

240ish - strings loud

280ish - strings loud?

290 - the unison singing could feel more special?

290+ this fugue, orchestra phrasing of "et vitam Venturi" doesn't feel connected to
choir phrasing

380+ a little soupy here too

458-460 - missing connection between Va. Vl. 1 and Fl.

466 - cello articulation / phrasing?

Sanctus

In general, ct of Sanctus could be heard more

70 - 78 - choir / orchestra balance?

156, 157 - entry wasn't forte, should it be phrases to Domini?

160 - 164 - qui entry / consonants, more connected to pizzicato? extra attention to
consonant to be heard alongside pizz maybe?

168 - 170 - feels like the cresc. Stopped early

188 - orchestra loud?

194 - Vl 1 loud?

201 - pizzicato feels fairly static, not phrased

214 - stronger forte in TB?

233 - horn sounds like a sfz

Agnus Dei

23 - more Baritone

37 - more wind decresc. ?

fl
ff
ff
78 - choir is P, orchestra not?

160 - very nice diction!

253ish - quartet quiet?

380 - 386 - Vl 1 lost in texture?

410 - unclear entry

425 - each dotted quarter feels under articulated? Too legato?