Toscanini conducts Beethoven's Missa Solemnis

On this CD:

1. Mass for soloists, chorus, & orchestra in D major ("Missa Solemnis"), Op. 123
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra with Alexander Kipnis , Jussi Bjorling , Bruna Castagna , Zinka Milanov
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

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Toscanini conducts Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • OK
  • Good but not Great
  • A Mystical Experience
Toscanini conducts Beethoven's Missa Solemnis

Manufacturer: Grammofono 2000
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003UHQ
Release Date: 1996-05-14

Tracks:

  1. Kyrie
  2. Missa Solemnis, Op. 123: Gloria
  3. Missa Solemnis, Op. 123: Credo
  4. Missa Solemnis, Op. 123: Sanctus
  5. Missa Solemnis, Op. 123: Agnus Dei

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars OK.......2000-12-04

This was a fine, though uninspired performance. For Toscanini fans it is a must but for the rest of us it isn't really worth having. This was at one point (maybe by Dutton Labs?), teamed up with the Schubert 8th on another CD (almost identical cover),though the audio quality here is somewhat superior.

2 out of 5 stars Good but not Great.......2000-12-04

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The performances here are not without emotion. There's a tight, nervous intensity in the Schubert (though balmy and itchy in comparison to Carl Schuricht's metaphysical pyrotechnics!).

The Beethoven, though, is bloated and flat and this is one score which needs a lean, athletic approach and one where I'd thought Toscanini would have excelled. Unfortunately the music never quite gets off the ground.

5 out of 5 stars A Mystical Experience.......1999-12-05

This 1940 performance of the "Missa Solemnis" found Toscanini in a particularly expansive mood, phrasing with great breadth in tempos which, for him, were surprisingly slow. Within this context, the NBC Symphony plays with warmth and depth, the Westminster Choir sings superbly, and the vocal quartet of Milanov, Castagna, Bjorling and Kipnis sound as if they had been singing this music together for years. The overall effect casts a hypnotic spell on the listener that does not let up throughout the entire performance. And, in addition, the recorded sound is warm and natural, not the usual "boxy" sonics heard in most of Toscanini's RCA recordings. This is one performance for the millennium!
Toscanini conducts Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
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    Toscanini conducts Beethoven's Missa Solemnis

    Manufacturer: Grammofono 2000
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    All Works by BeethovenAll Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    Toscanini, ArturoToscanini, Arturo | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    MassesMasses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000025I4S

    Tracks:

    1. Kyrie
    2. Missa Solemnis, Op. 123: Gloria
    3. Missa Solemnis, Op. 123: Credo
    4. Missa Solemnis, Op. 123: Sanctus
    5. Missa Solemnis, Op. 123: Agnus Dei

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