Beethoven's Missa solemnis on Alpha

Beethoven's Missa solemnis on Alpha

This is an extraordinary reading of an extraordinary piece. Jérémie Rhorer came to the Missa solemnis afresh, eschewing recorded versions. He performs it at A = 430 Hz (which apart from its historical prescience, helps the sopranos of the Audi Jugendchorakademie!) and with the remarkable Le Cercle d l'Harmonie. It is fair to say tempos are brisk, but not for the sake of it: this is often edge of the seat drama. In a Gramophone interview, Rhorer …