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Work: Mass in D major, “Missa solemnis”, Op.123

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ComposerBeethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
PeriodRomantic
Year1824
Work typeChoral
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BarcelonaMissa Solemnis by Beethoven

© David Ignaszewski
Beethoven: Mass in D major, “Missa solemnis”, Op.123
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall; Lina Johnson; Olivia Vermeulen; Martin Platz; Manuel Walser

RomeFabio Luisi / Beethoven: Missa solemnis

Fondazione Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Beethoven: Mass in D major, “Missa solemnis”, Op.123
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia; Fabio Luisi; Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia; Jacquelyn Wagner; Olesya Petrova; Allan Clayton

BirminghamEx Cathedra: Beethoven Missa Solemnis

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Beethoven: Mass in D major, “Missa solemnis”, Op.123
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Jeffrey Skidmore; Ex Cathedra
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Dudamel and Catalan choirs dazzle in Beethoven’s Missa solemnis

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic © Farah Sosa ​
In Los Angeles, Gustavo Dudamel conducts Beethoven's Missa solemnis for the first time... and it proves worth the wait. 
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An earthbound Missa Solemnis from Boston Symphony Orchestra

Soloists, Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus © Winslow Townson, courtesy of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
In celebration of the 125th anniversary of Symphony Hall, Andris Nelsons returns to the work that opened the venue on 15th October 1900.
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Riccardo Muti concludes Chicago tenure with a divine Missa solemnis

Riccardo Muti accepts proclamation appointing him Music Director Emeritus for Life © Todd Rosenberg
Riccardo Muti selects Beethoven’s daunting Missa solemnis for his final performance as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony, a performance that proves worthy of his remarkable tenure.
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MunichHaitink conducts Beethoven's Missa Solemnis

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Beethoven: Mass in D major, “Missa solemnis”, Op.123
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bernard Haitink; Genia Kühmeier; Elisabeth Kulman; Mark Padmore; Hanno Müller-Brachmann
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Ludwig Van Beethoven, portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler (1820) © Public domain
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