Missa Solemnis

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chicago Symphony Chorus & Daniel Barenboim & Tina Kiberg & Waltraud Meier & John Aler & Robert Holl

Missa Solemnis is a choral setting of the Mass by Ludwig van Beethoven, completed in 1823. Scored for soloists, chorus and orchestra, it combines traditional mass sections with Beethoven's late-period harmonic language, dense contrapuntal textures and extended formal scope, reflecting the expansive and experimental tendencies of his late-career output.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Missa Solemnis: Kyrie. Assai sostenuto - andante assai ben marcato - Tempo 1
    10:39
  2. 2.
    Missa Solemnis: Gloria. Allegro vivace
    2:53
  3. 3.
    Missa Solemnis: Gloria. Meno allegro - Tempo 1
    2:34
  4. 4.
    Missa Solemnis: Gloria. Larghetto
    6:47
  5. 5.
    Missa Solemnis: Gloria. Allegro maestoso - Allegro ma non troppo e ben marcato
    6:10
  6. 6.
    Missa Solemnis: Credo. Allegro ma non troppo
    4:34
  7. 7.
    Missa Solemnis: Credo. Adagio
    6:13
  8. 8.
    Missa Solemnis: Credo. Allegro - Allegro molto - Allegro ma non troppo
    2:42
  9. 9.
    Missa Solemnis: Credo. Allegro ma non troppo - Allegro con moto - Grave
    7:57

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Missa Solemnis: Sanctus. Adagio - Allegro pesante - Presto
    4:31
  2. 3.
    Missa Solemnis: Sanctus. Praeludium - Sostenuto ma non troppo - Andante molto cantabile e non troppo mosso
    12:37
  3. 4.
    Missa Solemnis: Agnus Dei. Adagio
    7:33
  4. 5.
    Missa Solemnis: Agnus Dei. Allegretto vivace - Allegro assai - Tempo 1 - Presto - Tempo 1
    9:09

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