This week on Choral Showcase, another new Beethoven release in harmonia mundi's "Beethoven Alive!" edition. Rene Jacobs offers the Missa Solemnis as Beethoven's attempt to go beyond conventional liturgical forms to express a universal transcendence.

Show Notes

Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis, Op. 123

  • Polina Pastirchak, soprano; Sophie Harmsen, mezzo-soprano; Steve Davislim, tenor; Johannes Weisser, bass
  • RIAS Chamber Choir
  • Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
  • Rene Jacobs, conductor