Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123

Listen on Presto Music. Free thirty day trial. Find out more.

With a smallish orchestra, period practices and a tight grip on tempos, this is one of the least relenting performances I have heard. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 10th Dec 2012
Catalogue No: LPH007
Label: PHI
Length: 75 minutes

Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123

Work length1:15:17

Album only

Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, Marlis Petersen, Gerhild Romberger, Benjamin Hulett, David Wilson-Johnson
Recorded: 16-19 November 2011
Recording Venue: Concertgebouw Brugge

I. Kyrie

Track length11:30

$2.05

$3.05

$4.05

II. Gloria

Track length16:35

Album only

III. Credo

Track length17:57

Album only

IV. Sanctus

Track length14:02

$2.05

$3.05

$4.05

V. Agnus Dei

Track length15:13

Album only

About
Reviews
Videos
Explore

About

The Collegium Vocale Gent and Orchestre des Champs-Elysées interpret Beethoven's Missa Solemnis for PHI. This major work of the sacred repertoire, high on the list alongside Bach's Mass in B minor and the Mozart Requiem, is Beethoven's longest work and assuredly the one that demanded the most work. The composer even considered the Mass his finest work.

Philippe Herreweghe shares this opinion and judges the Missa Solemnis to be one of the apogees in the history of classical music. With four superb soloists, a refined chorus and orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe invites us to a thoroughly transcendental experience.

Reviews

March 2013

With a smallish orchestra, period practices and a tight grip on tempos, this is one of the least relenting performances I have heard.

March 2013

The orchestra is a period band but the sceptical and unkeen can rest assured that this is an expressive and weighty performance, to be ranked with any on modern instruments...The orchestra is a constant delight...The adoption of a pitch at nearly a semitone below today's standard helps danger spots...The choir is excellent, with an impressive precision...matched by the soloists, especially by Marlis Petersen.

June 2013

There's a combination of transparency, rhythmic energy and spaciousness in his approach to the work that produces a radiance and power matched by few others...The smaller forces used by Herreweghe here never lack body or impact and the choir is outstanding.

25th January 2013

this recording has a seasoned, generous wisdom combined with the transparency and rhythmic elasticity of “period instrument” performance...The chorus never forces its tone...However, the real stars of the recording are the orchestral players...Combined with the transparent and highly coloured sound, [Herreweghe's speeds allow] the strangeness of Beethoven’s sound-world to emerge with clarity...If you’ve always had your doubts about the piece, this may be the recording that quells them.

Videos

An error occurred.

Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, or enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser.

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123

CD

Downloads

Contents

Download queue