Beethoven - Missa Solemnis | Herbert von Karajan (Berliner Philharmoniker 1979 - LAT&ENG SUB)

The Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123, is a Solemn Mass composed by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1819 to 1823. It was first performed on 7 April 1824 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, under the auspices of Beethoven's patron Prince Nikolai Golitsyn; an incomplete performance was given in Vienna on 7 May 1824, when the Kyrie, Credo, and Agnus Dei were conducted by the composer.

It is generally considered one of the composer's supreme achievements and, along with Bach's Mass in B minor, one of the most significant Mass settings of the common practice period.

Written around the same time as his Ninth Symphony, it is Beethoven's second setting of the Mass, after his Mass in C major, Op. 86. The work was dedicated to Archduke Rudolf of Austria, archbishop of Olmütz, Beethoven's foremost patron as well as pupil and friend. The copy presented to Rudolf was inscribed "Von Herzen—Möge es wieder—Zu Herzen gehn!" ("From the heart – may it return to the heart!")

Performers :
Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Ruza Baldani
Eric Tappy
José van Dam
Wiener Singverein

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan

Recorded at the Salzburg's Festspielhaus, Salzburg Easter Festival 1979
Artistic Supervision and directed by Herbert von Karajan

Translation(s): Latin & English subtitles (Click on CC)

Tracklist :
1. Opening
2. Kyrie: Kyrie eleison 3:34
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Ruza Baldani, Eric Tappy, Wiener Singverein, Helmut Froschauer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
3. Kyrie: Christe eleison 1:40
4. Kyrie: Kyrie eleison 4:10
5. Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo 4:51
6. Gloria: Qui tollis peccata mundi 5:14
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Ruza Baldani, Eric Tappy, José van Dam, Wiener Singverein, Helmut Froschauer, Berliner Philharmoniker , Herbert von Karajan
7. Gloria: Quoniam tu solus sanctus 7:24
8. Credo: Credo in unum Deum 4:43
Wiener Singverein, Helmut Froschauer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
9. Credo: Et incarnatus est 5:43
Anna Tomowa -Sintow, Ruza Baldani, Eric Tappy, José van Dam, Wiener Singverein, Helmut Froschauer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
10. Credo: Et resurrexit 3:14
Helmut Froschauer, Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
11. Et vitam venturi saeculi (Allegretto ma non troppo) 8:26
Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
12. Sanctus: Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth 2:12
13. Sanctus: Pleni sunt coeli 1:15
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Ruza Baldani, Eric Tappy, José van Dam, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
14. Sanctus: Praeludium 1:27
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
15. Sanctus: Benedictus 11:16
16. Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei 6:26
17. Agnus Dei: Dona nobis pacem 9:31
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Ruza Baldani, Eric Tappy, José van Dam, Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan