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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Hans Sotin, Siegfried Jerusalem, Helen Donath
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Genres: Opera & Classical Vocal, Classical
 
Recorded live at the BBC Proms in 1982, this concert was one of the highlights of Soltis final season as LPO Principal Conductor: a memorable performance described by mezzo soprano Doris Soffel upon hearing the master as t...  more »

     
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All Artists: Hans Sotin, Siegfried Jerusalem, Helen Donath, Doris Soffel
Title: Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
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Label: LPO
Release Date: 7/8/2014
Genres: Opera & Classical Vocal, Classical
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 854990001772

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Recorded live at the BBC Proms in 1982, this concert was one of the highlights of Soltis final season as LPO Principal Conductor: a memorable performance described by mezzo soprano Doris Soffel upon hearing the master as the conductors love-declaration to Beethoven. The Missa Solemnis is one of Beethovens great works from the height of his composing career: nothing he composed surpasses it for scale, sincerity or sheer vision. Solti had a great affinity with the Missa Solemnis on the concert stage and in recordings. He recorded it twice, once with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1978) and later a live recording with the Berlin Philharmonic (1994), both only currently available digitally or as part of a 25CD (Berlin) or 54CD (Chicago) box set. In this live Proms recording Solti demonstrates his mastery of the large-scale choral genre, and of making the most of the occasion; this performance is full of calming reverence.