Following the huge success of the Symphonies boxsets, and considering Jordi Savall’s expertise in sacred music, it was inevitable that he should record the Missa solemnis. As in his previous Beethoven, Franz Schubert, and Felix Mendelssohn recordings, the Catalan maestro delivers a recording freed from the weight of past traditions to underline the dynamics, section balance, and timbres that are required in this repertoire. He ignites the Promethean fire as imagined by Beethoven’s demiurgic mind.
