Repertoire

Hallelujah
from Christ on the Mount of Olives, op. 85

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Original Text

English Translation

Original Text

Welten singen Dank und Ehre
dem erhab’nen Gottessohn.
Preiset ihn, ihr Engelchöre,
laut im heil’gen Jubelton.

English Translation

Worlds sing thanks and praise
to the exalted Son of God.
Glorify him, O choirs of angels,
loudly with holy, triumphal cheers.

This piece was performed by the SFBC in Beethoven: Missa Solemnis and Piano Concerto No. 2 on June 29, 1996.