If Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 was his Ode to Joy, his Missa Solemnis was his Hymn to God. For Beethoven, God was the God of the Enlightenment, the God who was always and everywhere and everything and over and above and beyond but, above all, the God deep in his heart, mind, soul, and spirit. In his setting of the ordinary of the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church, Beethoven sang his hymn to God with all the power, poetry, and profundity that was in him. For Beethoven, the Ninth was his best symphony, but his best work was ...
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If Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 was his Ode to Joy, his Missa Solemnis was his Hymn to God. For Beethoven, God was the God of the Enlightenment, the God who was always and everywhere and everything and over and above and beyond but, above all, the God deep in his heart, mind, soul, and spirit. In his setting of the ordinary of the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church, Beethoven sang his hymn to God with all the power, poetry, and profundity that was in him. For Beethoven, the Ninth was his best symphony, but his best work was the Missa Solemnis.But for Arturo Toscanini, God was the Lord of the Old Testament, the barbaric Bronze Age God who rained fire on Sodom, who ordered Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, and who drown the whole world in his wrath. In this recording of a performance in Carnegie Hall on December 28, 1940, Arturo Toscanini leads the NBC Symphony, the Westminster Choir, Zinka Milanov, Bruna Castagna, Jussi Björling, and Alexander Kipnis in a spectacular and stupendous performance of Beethoven's...
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Fair. Disc(s) and case show moderate signs of wear and tear. All items include the original case and artwork. All items ship Mon-Fri. Disc(s) have been resurfaced using a professional-grade machine. Case shows moderate wear and tear. All items include the original case and artwork. All items ship Mon-Fri.
