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, ...

One of Beethoven’s most daunting works, Missa Solemnis was described by a composer and critic more than a century ago as one of the greatest masterworks in the realm of music. Beethoven composed Missa ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 symphony orchestra’s chorus is never more appreciated than when a big choral masterpiece is on the program. And the Seattle Symphony Chorale certainly came through for the music lovers who assembled ...

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 ...

In honor of Beethoven's 240-something birthday, Keith Weber, Grammy-nominated Producer, Director of Music and Organist at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston, and Artistic Director of Grace ...

Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his Monteverdi Choir will celebrate their Golden Anniversary with a performance of Claudio Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610 at King's College Cambridge on March ...

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 ...

Whatever the reason behind Bernard Haitink’s mysterious cancellation of his Chicago Symphony Orchestra appearances the previous week, the beloved Dutch conductor was back in commanding form Thursday ...