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 ...

Beethoven’s massive Missa Solemnis, which the composer considered his greatest work, is not a Mass meant for church. It is too ecstatic to be simply solemn. Ultimately, it is a mysterious Mass. Does ...

A rare religious outing for Beethoven, the Missa Solemnis shows the composer at the very height of his powers, but in a peculiar setting. Both deeply spiritual and highly theatrical, Beethoven's Missa ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Opera House, October 14 ★★★★½ Beethoven said of his Missa Solemnis: "Written from the heart, may it go to the ...

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 ...

Colin Davis recently likened conducting Beethoven's Missa Solemnis to "failing to reach the top of Mount Everest". Ranked among the grandest of human confrontations with the idea of God, the score was ...

It's almost certain that there is a Baroque Music User's Manual issued to each new period-instrument/performance orchestra and conductor defining what pieces of music ...

8 p.m. Jan. 21. Additional performance at 8 p.m. Jan. 23. $30-$84. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org. Even the ...

The University of Essex Choir’s annual visits to Snape Maltings Concert Hall have yielded some memorable performances. This year the Royal Choral Society joined the Essex choir for a joint ascent of ...