Beethoven: Missa solemnis, Op. 123 (1995)

Is Philippe Herreweghe's 1995 recording of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis with the Choeur de la Chapelle Royale and Collegium Vocale Ghent with the Ochestre des Champs-Elysees anything more than a bizarre stunt? Performed by a period instrument orchestra with period style singing, is Herreweghe's performance any more than a travesty like John Eliot Gardiner? Or is it something more, something better?It's definitely more and absolutely better. Listeners looking for the big band sound of Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin ... Read More

Is Philippe Herreweghe's 1995 recording of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis with the Choeur de la Chapelle Royale and Collegium Vocale Ghent with the Ochestre des Champs-Elysees anything more than a bizarre stunt? Performed by a period instrument orchestra with period style singing, is Herreweghe's performance any more than a travesty like John Eliot Gardiner? Or is it something more, something better?It's definitely more and absolutely better. Listeners looking for the big band sound of Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic had better look elsewhere because, right from the opening fanfares, Herreweghe has clearly and completely reimagined the work into something lighter and clearer and, dare we say it, more heartfelt. While some listeners may never warm to the rough, mellow sound of the period instruments, even they will melt at the moments of radiance and grace that only these instruments played this well can create. And surely no listener could object the strong, deep, and soulful singing that... Read Less

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