Commissioned by Prince Nikolaus Esterházy II to celebrate his wife’s name-day in 1807, Beethoven’s early Mass in C contains some of the composer’s most sublime music for voices. Although his original treatment of the text distressed the Prince at its premiere, the Mass is now regarded as one of Beethoven’s most moving works.

Composer Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor Sir Colin Davis
Performers London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sally Matthews, Sara Mingardo, John Mark Ainsley, Alastair Miles, Andrew Tortise (Fidelio), Darren Jeffery (Fidelio)

Mass in C Major, Op. 86
1. Kyrie
2. Gloria
3. Credo
4. Sanctus
5. Benedictus
6. Agnus Dei

Fidelio, Op. 72
7. "O welche Lust!"

Release Date 29 September 2008
Digital LSO0094-D | 0822231109464

Producer James Mallinson
Engineers Jonathan Stokes and Neil Hutchinson for Classic Sound Ltd
Recorded February 2006, in the Barbican Hall, London

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