Beethoven, Ludwig van
Missa solemnis op. 123
- New scholarly-critical Urtext edition taking all relevant sources into account
- Tantum ergo reproduced for the first time in the appendix
- Idiomatic piano reduction
Product information
Edition number: BA09038-90
ISMN: 9790006563845
Composer / Author: Beethoven, Ludwig van
Title: Missa solemnis op. 123
Instrumentation: S-solo,A-solo,T-solo,B-solo / GemCh-SATB / 2,2,2,3 4,2,3,0 Tmp Org Str
Instrumentation in detail: Soprano solo, Alto solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Mixed choir (SATB), Orchestra
Volume / Series: BÄRENREITER URTEXT
Editor: Cooper, Barry
Foreword / Introduction: Cooper, Barry
Arranger: Campora, Andrea
Product format: Vocal Score, Urtext edition
Publisher: Bärenreiter
Binding: Paperback
Print run: 2nd printing 2024
Pages / Format: X, 146 S. - 27,0 x 19,0 cm
Weight: 433 g
Language of the work: Latin
Languages of the text: English, German
Description
Beethoven described his grandly conceived Missa solemnis as my greatest work and sold manuscript copies to some of the subscribers even before it had appeared in print.
This Urtext edition takes into account all the sources including the old and the new complete editions whose relationship is clearly explained in a stemma. In several passages the renowned Beethoven specialist Barry Cooper has arrived at variant readings, such as in the Sanctus, where the choir enters instead of the soloists, rather than coming in at Pleni sunt coeli. No less worthy of mention is the addition of the soloists to the choir in most of the Credo. These matters and many other editorial decisions are documented in the detailed Critical Commentary (Eng).
The appendix contains Beethovens arrangement of the Gregorian chant Tantum ergo for the first time. This was composed at the same time as the Missa solemnis and most probably stands in a close relation to it.
This edition is designed for everyone seeking a combination of a reliable musical text and well-founded editorial suggestions for a successful performance of this masterpiece.
Content
- Introduction - Einleitung
- Composer / Author: Beethoven, Ludwig van
Title: Missa solemnis op. 123
Cast: Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Orchester - Kyrie
- Gloria
- Credo
- Sanctus
- Agnus
- Appendix: Tantum ergo
