Beethoven: Missa solemnis, Muti/VPO (DVD/Blu-ray)

Discs: 1 
Record Label: Unitel Edition 
Release Date: August 26, 2022 

“Muti is a master in conveying extremes: monumentality, where it is compositionally intended, and highest internalization alternate with each other in a dense interplay.” — FAZ 

Since the death of Herbert von Karajan in 1989, the prestigious Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s concerts around Ascension Day have firmly been in the hands of Riccardo Muti. Always sold out, they are among the highlights of every festival summer. For the orchestra’s 2021 concert and on occasion of his 80th birthday, the Maestro was acclaimed for his interpretation of Beethoven’s Missa solemnis, a piece he had never conducted before. 

Contents: 

Beethoven Missa solemnis in D Major, Op. 123 
Rosa Feloa soprano 
Alisa Kolosova contralto 
Dmitry Korchak tenor 
Ildar Abdrazakov bass 
Vienna Philharmonic 
Vienna State Opera Chorus 
Ernst Raffelsberger director 
August 2021, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg Festival