Soloists; Kammerchor & Hofkapelle Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
Carus 83.295
A warm-hearted reading of Beethoven's Mass, with incisive choral contributions and impressive playing from a relatively small ensemble. The drama is dented, however, by the over-resonant acoustic of the Klosterkirche Alpirsbach in which especially the chorus swim (the excellent soloists, recorded more closely, are less affected). The Cherubini (a premiere recording) is a welcome oddity but, even with this makeweight, the disc offers short measure at under fifty minutes.
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