Missa solemnis, Op.123 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

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4 more: 2. Gloria • 3. Credo • 4. Sanctus • 5. Agnus Dei

Performer Pages New York Philharmonic (orchestra)
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
Eileen Farrell (soprano)
Carol Smith (contralto)
Richard Lewis (tenor)
Kim Borg (bass)
Westminster Symphonic Choir (chours)
Warren Martin (chorus director)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterworks, 1961. M2L 270.
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Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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4 more: 2. Gloria • 3. Credo • 4. Sanctus • 5. Agnus Dei

Performer Pages Robert Shaw Chorale (chorus)
NBC Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
Arturo Toscanini (conductor)
Publisher Info. RCA Victrola, 1953.
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1819-23.
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Misc. Notes The top of the first page bears Beethoven's inscription "Von Herzen—Möge es wieder—Zu Herzen gehn!"
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms.autogr. Beethoven, L. v. 1
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms.autogr. Beethoven, L. v., Artaria 202
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d.[1827]. Plate 2546.
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Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 19, Nr.203 (pp.1-259)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1864]. Plate B.203.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A2557. (#808385)
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Misc. Notes Monatsbericht (1864), p.141 Fil #73977: ca.150dpi grayscale images.
Original images: 300dpi, grayscale djvu files approx. 2900 by 3780 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. (#314961). Full Score is 10 x 13 scan. (#808385)
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4 more: 2. Gloria • 3. Credo • 4. Sanctus • 5. Agnus Dei

Editor Willy Hess (1906–1997)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Ernst Eulenberg, No.951, n.d.(ca.1938). Plate E.E. 2399.
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Parts

12 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (A/C/B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2, Contrabassoon (ad lib.) • Horn 1, 2 (B♭/D/E♭/E/F/G), 3, 4 (D/E♭) • Trumpet 1, 2 (D/B♭/C) • Trombone 1, 2, 3 • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880).
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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13 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (A/C/B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2, Contrabassoon (ad lib.) • Horn 1, 2 (B♭/D/E♭/E/F/G), 3, 4 (D/E♭) • Trumpet 1, 2 (D/B♭/C) • Trombone 1, 2, 3 • Timpani • Organ • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate OB 754/55.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A2557.
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Misc. Notes Parts are 10 x 13 scans.
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Sanctus (No.4)

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Arranger Salomon Jadassohn (1831–1902), piano reduction
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1879]. Plate V.A. 29.
Reprinted Edwardsville: Serenissima Music, 2007.
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Misc. Notes Actually, the V.A. is a Volksausgabe issue, so this is >1876.
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Arranger Salomon Jadassohn (1831–1902)?
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 2449.
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Arranger Julius Stern (1820–1883), piano reduction
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1897?). Plate 8393.
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Misc. Notes Stern did compile a reduction (124 pp. according to the information on the copy @ Coburg University Library), published in 1868 (Monatsbericht (1868), p.214, plate 4672) for Peters. It is wholly possible he did another or that this one is a reprint (with different plate), though; his involvement with both Peters and Beethoven's music seems at a quick glance seems to have been substantial?
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5 more: 1. Kyrie • 2. Gloria • 3. Credo • 4. Sanctus • 5. Agnus Dei

Arranger Julius Stern (1820–1883), piano reduction
Editor Hermann Kretzschmar (1848-1924), Preface
Translator Theodore Baker (1851–1934), English text
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1906. Plate 18213.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Piano 4 hands (Jadassohn)
Arranger Salomon Jadassohn (1831–1902)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1875]. Plate 5737.
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For Piano 4 Hands (Nottebohm)
Arranger Gustav Nottebohm (1817–1882)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d. Plate 15238.
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Sanctus (No.4)

For Violin, Piano and Harmonium (Lux)
Arranger Friedrich Lux (1820–1895)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d. Plate 21185.
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Editor Josef Sittard (1846–1903)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Schlesinger, n.d.
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1. Kyrie
2. Gloria
3. Credo
4. Sanctus
5. Agnus Dei

General Information

Work Title Missa Solemnis
Alternative. Title
Name Translations 庄严弥撒; 莊嚴彌撒; מיסה סולמניס (בטהובן); Торжественная месса; Missa solemnis; [7 more...]장엄미사; Урочиста меса; 荘厳ミサ曲; میسا سولمنیس; Missa solemnis (Beethoven); میسا سۆلێمنیس; Mis in D-majeur, op. 106 (Missa solemnis) (Beethoven)
Name Aliases מיסה סולמניס; ミサ・ソレムニス; Missa solemnis, Op. 123; Missa solemnis in D Major, Op. 123; Missa Solemnis (Beethoven)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179836400; LCCN: n83162688; GND: 300015798; [3 more...]SELIBR: 264110; BNF: 14816875v; NLA: 35310779
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.123
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ILB 139
Key D major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements:
  1. Kyrie. Assai sostenuto (D major)
    Christe eleison. Andante assai ben marcato (F minor)
    Kyrie eleison. Tempo I (D major)
  2. Gloria. Allegro vivace (D major)
    Gratias agimus tibi (D minor)
    Qui tollis. Larghetto (D minor)
    Quoniam. Allegro maestoso (A major)
    In Gloria Dei Patris. Allegro, ma non troppo e ben marcato (D major)
    Amen. Poco più allegro (D major)
    Gloria in excelsis Deo. Presto (D major)
  3. Credo. Allegro ma non troppo (B major)
    Et incarnatus est. Adagio (D minor)
    Crucifixus. Adagio espressivo (D minor)
    Et resurrexit. Allegro-Allgro molto (F major)
    Credo in spiritum sanctum. Allegro ma non troppo (D minor)
    Et vitam venturi seculi. Allegretto ma non troppo (B major)
    Amen. Grave (B major)
  4. Sanctus. Adagio (D major)
    Pleni sunt cœli. Allegro pesante (D major)
    Osana. Presto (D major)
    Benedictus. Andante molto cantabile e non troppo mosso (G major)
  5. Agnus Dei. Adagio (B minor)
    Dona nobis pacem. Allegretto vivace (A major) - Presto (D major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1819–23
First Performance. 1824/04/07 in St. Petersburg, Philharmonic Society
First Publication. 1827
Librettist Catholic Liturgy
Language Latin
Dedication Erzherzog Rudolph (1788–1831)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 75 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices (SATB), chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail [more...]
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, organ (ad lib.), strings
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