Missa Solemnis

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Arnold Schoenberg Chor & Concentus Musicus Wien

Missa Solemnis is a solemn mass by Ludwig van Beethoven, completed in 1823. The work is a large-scale choral and orchestral setting of the Roman Catholic Mass that employs dense contrapuntal writing, expansive harmonic language and broad structural designs, and it occupies a central place in Beethoven's late period as an example of his mature approach to sacred composition.

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    Missa solemnis for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, op. 123: I. KYRIE. Assai sostenuto. Mit Andacht [¢]- Andante assai ben marcato [3/2] - Tempo I [¢]
    9:56
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    Missa solemnis for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, op. 123: II. GLORIA. Allegro vivace [3/4] - Meno Allegro - Tempo I -
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    Missa solemnis for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, op. 123: IIa. Qui tollis. Larghetto [2/4] -
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    Missa solemnis for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, op. 123: IIb. Quoniam. Allegro maestoso [3/4] - Allegro, ma non troppo e ben marcato [c] - Poco più Allegro [¢] - Presto [3/4]
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    Missa solemnis for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, op. 123: III. CREDO. Allegro ma non troppo [c] -
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    Missa solemnis for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, op. 123: IIIa. Et incarnatus. Adagio [c] - Andante [3/4] - Adagio espressivo [3/4] -
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    Missa solemnis for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, op. 123: IIIb. Et resurrexit. Allegro [c] - Allegro molto [¢] - Allegro ma non troppo un poco maestoso. Tempo I - Allegro ma non troppo [3/2] - Allegro con moto [3/2] - Grave [3/2]
    10:41
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    Missa solemnis for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, op. 123: IV. SANCTUS - Pleni sunt coeli - Osanna. Adagio. Mit Andacht [2/4] - Allegro pesante [c] - Presto [3/4] - Presto [3/4] -
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    Missa solemnis for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, op. 123: IVa. Praeludium - Benedictus. Sostenuto ma non troppo [3/4] - Andante molto cantabile e non troppo mosso [12/8]
    13:07
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    Missa solemnis for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, op. 123: V. AGNUS DEI. Adagio [¢] -
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    Missa solemnis for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, op. 123: Va. Dona nobis pacem. Bitte um inneren und äußeren Frieden. Allegretto vivace [6/8] - Allegro assai [c] - Recitativo - Tempo I - Presto [¢] - Tempo I
    9:57

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