L.V. Beethoven: Missa Solemnis - Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir (Archiv 1991)

Sublime sacred music.

The Missa Solemnis was written at the same time as the ninth symphony, and both works are expressions of God's grandeur, though in very different ways. The symphony proclaims joy to the multitudes, while the mass takes a more sublime and personal approach. John Eliot Gardiner's recording won Gramophone's Record of the Year award in 1991 and has become the definitive recording of this difficult work.

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