RCO/Harnoncourt – review

Barbican, LondonThere can be, I suspect, no such thing as a definitive performance of the Missa Solemnis. Beethoven's examination of the relationship between God's grandeur and erring humanity is so colossal that no single interpretation can encompass its meaning and emotional resonances in their entirety. Its very complexity, however, has inspired musicians to give of their best, and this shattering performance, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Neth...

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