To call Beethoven’s “Missa solemnis” a monolithic creation hints at the truth but misses the point in a basic way. Yes, this late setting of the Latin Mass text is a vast, monumental composition, ...

The Catholic mass which Beethoven called the Missa Solemnis is rarely performed. It's eclipsed by the better-known Ninth Symphony. But taken together, the two works shed light on the composer's ...

Glacier Symphony and Chorale is set to perform what Beethoven considered his greatest composition, "Missa Solemnis (Solemn Mass),” April 12 and 13. “Beethoven’s ‘Missa Solemnis’ is one of the greatest ...

Philadelphia Orchestra’s Thursday evening performance of Beethoven’s Missa solemnis. (Photo: Jeff Fusco) We’re never really done with Beethoven. Uncovering and understanding his music is an endless ...

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“Can you believe there’s empty seats?” the man next to me asked, looking out from the first balcony of Symphony Hall as the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus took their places ...

That the music of Ludwig van Beethoven remains as popular today as it was two centuries ago is no fluke. The world has dramatically evolved, but his transcendent creations have lost none of their ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Into the Music By Daniel J. Wakin LOVING it may be difficult. But awe? No problem there. Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis” leaves you gasping at its ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. That incomparable Beethovenian Wilhelm Furtwängler thought the Missa ...