Ludwig van Beethoven - Missa Solemnis (Toscanini)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Missa Solemnis (Toscanini)
5 tracks | MP3 160 Kbps | RAR 90 Mb
5 tracks | MP3 160 Kbps | RAR 90 Mb
Here is the approved 1953 recording of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis," which may be one of the best versions ever released on recordings. It only lacks stereo and, at least in the original releases, suffered from a shrillness typical of some of RCA Victor's "New Orthophonic" recordings. The original liner notes indicate that RCA only used two microphones in Carnegie Hall; one was suspended over the Maestro's head and another was used occasionally for the soloists.
Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major ("Missa Solemnis"), Op. 123
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra
with Jerome Hines, Lois Marshall, Nan Merriman, Eugene Conley
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini
1 Kyrie - Assai sostenuto (Mit Andacht)
2 Gloria (Allegro vivace)
3 Credo (Allegro ma non troppo)
4 Sanctus - Adagio (Mit Andacht)
5 Agnus Dei - Adagio