Missa Solemnis / Mass in C

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Sir Georg Solti & Riccardo Chailly

This release is a classical album of two liturgical works by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1823 and 1807. Musically, the later work exhibits expansive choral-and-orchestral writing, dense counterpoint and advanced harmonic exploration typical of Beethoven's late period, while the earlier mass employs more concise Classical forms and lighter-textured vocal writing, together illustrating the composer's development in sacred music and their differing positions within his career and music history.

Missa Solemnis / Mass in C by Ludwig van Beethoven - album cover

First released: 1997

Classical

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Disc 1

1.
Mass in C major, Op. 86: I. Kyrie
4:51
2.
Mass in C major, Op. 86: II. Gloria
9:33
3.
Mass in C major, Op. 86: III. Credo
11:43
4.
Mass in C major, Op. 86: IV. Sanctus
9:59
5.
Mass in C major, Op. 86: V. Agnus Dei
7:52
6.
Mass in D major "Missa Solemnis", Op. 123: I. Kyrie
9:55
7.
Mass in D major "Missa Solemnis", Op. 123: II. Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo.
5:07
8.
Mass in D major "Missa Solemnis", Op. 123: II. Gloria: Qui tollis
6:15
9.
Mass in D major "Missa Solemnis", Op. 123: II. Gloria: Quoniam
6:36

Disc 2

2.
Mass in D major "Missa Solemnis", Op. 123: III. Credo: Credo
4:29
3.
Mass in D major "Missa Solemnis", Op. 123: III. Credo: Et incarnatus est
6:08
4.
Mass in D major "Missa Solemnis", Op. 123: III. Credo: Et resurrexit
10:46
5.
Mass in D major "Missa Solemnis", Op. 123: IV. Sanctus: Sanctus
5:39
6.
Mass in D major "Missa Solemnis", Op. 123: IV. Sanctus: Benedictus
11:09
7.
Mass in D major "Missa Solemnis", Op. 123: V. Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei
6:44
8.
Mass in D major "Missa Solemnis", Op. 123: V. Agnus Dei: Dona nobis pacem
9:20