Beethoven: Missa Solemnis & Mass in C Major [Import]

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Carlo Maria Giulini (Conductor), Janet Baker (Performer), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), New Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra), Elly Ameling (Performer), Heather Harper (Performer), Robert Tear (Performer), Theo Altmeyer (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Janet Baker, Elly Ameling, Heather Harper, Robert Tear, Theo Altmeyer
• Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra
• Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
• Audio CD (August 5, 2002)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B000006DEQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #255,024 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major ('Missa Solemnis'), Op. 123: Kyrie

2. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major ('Missa Solemnis'), Op. 123: Gloria in excelsis Deo

3. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major ('Missa Solemnis'), Op. 123: Qui tollis

4. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major ('Missa Solemnis'), Op. 123: Quoniam tu solus sanctus

5. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major ('Missa Solemnis'), Op. 123: Credo in unum Deum

6. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major ('Missa Solemnis'), Op. 123: Et incrnatus est

7. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major ('Missa Solemnis'), Op. 123: Et resurrexit

8. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major ('Missa Solemnis'), Op. 123: Sanctus

Disc: 2

1. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major ('Missa Solemnis'), Op. 123: Aguns Dei

2. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major, Op. 86: Kyrie

3. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major, Op. 86: Gloria

4. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major, Op. 86: Credo

5. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major, Op. 86: Sanctus

6. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major, Op. 86: Agnus Dei

7. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major ('Missa Solemnis'), Op. 123: Dona nobis pacem

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indisputably sublime., June 27, 1999

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This review is from: Beethoven: Missa Solemnis & Mass in C Major (Audio CD)

Possibly the greatest recording of what may be the greatest musical work ever composed. Of course, there can be no one winner in either category. But the "Missa Solemnis" fuses deep spirituality with Beethoven's exploratory temperament and thus redefines faith itself as openness to novelty. Among recordings, Giulini's belongs for me beside Karajan's different but equally magnificent interpretation. If Karajan conveys Beethoven's rhythmic energy, Giulini makes time and space for cosmic vastness, mysterious quiet, and urgently human suffering and compassion. The soloists, in particular Janet Baker, give these unforgettable voice

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quietly ecstatic., January 25, 2001

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darragh o'donoghue - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beethoven: Missa Solemnis & Mass in C Major (Audio CD)

You might expect Beethoven masses to ring with monumental sublimity, and there are some tremendously exciting and violent movements in both these masses, when the soul contained by the everyday grind seems to exult in its unexpected release. The real joy of the Messa Solemnis, however, lies in the detail, the delicate clarity of certain passages; the extraordinary 'Sanctus', for instance, where a long violin of intricate beauty, quietly accompanied by slow orchestra gives on to the rapt singing; or the audacity of the closing 'Dona Nobis Pacim', where a startlingly secular fugue clashes with triumphal brass and rejoicing singing to create a Charles Ives effect of singular modernity.

The Mass in C is more conventional in its effects, playing like a brooding 'Messiah', but there is still plenty of exhilirating invention.

In the hands of a Karajan, this could have been a blodge of 'sublime' noise, but Guilini patiently picks out every note, unveiling a detailed tapestry of sound. If his playing is perhaps more worldly than we might expect from sacred music, than this astonishing cast of singers - Baker, Harper, Tear - are more than capable of spiritually transporting us.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Missa Solemnis, December 14, 2006

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Steve E. Martin (Port Orchard, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beethoven: Missa Solemnis & Mass in C Major (Audio CD)

Maestro Giulini knocks it out of the park with the Philharmonia. I have recordings of this piece with Jochum, Bernstein, Klemperer and Jochum. None come close, why EMI hasn't reissued this is a mystery. I was very happy to see it available at a reasonable price.