Sunday 14 March 2010

Beethoven: MISSA SOLEMNIS - Janowitz, Baltsa, Schreier, Van Dam

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
MISSA SOLEMNIS, Op. 123

Gundula Janowitz. soprano
Agnes Baltsa, contralto
Peter Schreier, tenor
José Van Dam, bass

Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien
Berliner Philharmoniker
HERBERT VON KARAJAN, conductor

EMI cms 7 69346 2 (2cd)

1975 original. 1988 digital remastering
1.Gundula Janowitz / 2. Agnes Baltsa / 3. Peter Schreier / 4. José Van Dam

My comment: I can't believe I waited so long to listen to this work. I love it. It is absolutely beautiful and amazing.
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