Beethoven - Missa Solemnis / Margiono Robbin Kendall Miles (Archiv)
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Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenConductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists
Performer: Charlotte Margiono
Performer: Catherine Robbin
Performer: Monteverdi Choir
Performer: William Kendall
Performer: Alastair Miles
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1991-02-08
Music Label: Archiv
Soundtracks:
- 1. Kyrie. Assai sostenuto (Mit Andacht)
- 2. Gloria. Allegro vivace
- 3. Credo. Allegro ma non troppo
- 4. Sanctus. Adagio (Mit Andacht)
- 5. Agnus Dei. Adagio
Music reviews of Beethoven - Missa Solemnis / Margiono Robbin Kendall Miles (Archiv)
Music Review: Efficient Beethoven - not a spiritual experience
Rating: 3 Stars
A quick scan of the many reviews this disc has attracted reveals a clear split between those who worship at Gardiner's shrine and those like me who remain underwhelmed. If you like your Beethoven clean, clear, pacy and energised, this is for you, but a comparison with Klemperer, Karajan or Giulini soon reveals what is lacking. There is little of the sublime in Gardiner's humanistic approach, little of the spiritually elevated, no real vertical sense; everything is efficient and well-controlled. The choir of 35 is far too small to convey any sense of their offering up the supplicatory prayer of a suffering mass of humanity and the soloists, while perfectly accomplished, cannot begin to rival the splendour of those on the sets I cite above. To me, this is like a brisk run-through to ensure that everyone knows his part before the Maestro arrives to teach how to inject feeling into the text and notes. My response could well offend and outrage Gardiner's fans, but the point of reviewing is to try to draw on one's experience to tell it the way one hears it - and I know I shall not be returning to this cold, soulless account when I can hear Karajan's soaring Benedictus or Klemperer's monumental Kyrie. I need a Missa Solemnis which helps me "touch the face of God", not learn the score.
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John Eliot Gardiner's interpretation of the Missa Solemnis stands as one of the crowning accomplishments of his career and one of the most impressive achievements of the period-instrument movement. The concept is grand and powerful, lively though not unduly brisk. The execution is simply electrifying: Gardiner has the orchestra on the edge of their seats, the chorus going all-out, and sparks flying everywhere. Excellent singing from the soloists and a vivid recording complete the triumph, and it's all on a single disc. --Ted LibbeyGeneral CDs
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