CD: Beethoven – Missa Solemnis

'Solti, who gets the LPO to play very well indeed, is on fine form.'
John Quinn, Music Web International, 3 June 2014 

‘A wonderfully coherent interpretation – humane, humble and at one point during the anti-military Agnus Dei, disturbingly angry – that proves utterly enthralling.’ (4 stars)
Tim Ashley, The Guardian, 27 June 2014

'A fine account'
Richard Osborne, Gramophone, September 2014

‘This is a sympathetic performance, with Solti well-served by the LPO.’
Misha Donat, BBC Music Magazine, September 2014

‘[Solti] captures the intensity of the music thrillingly, and elicits fine playing from the orchestra to complement the excellent vocal elements.’
Infodad.com, 31 July 2014

'This Royal Albert Hall performance from 1982 finds Georg Solti in dynamic, driving yet expressively yielding form, securing a vibrant and sensitive response from a large choir, excellent soloists and a very responsive LPO.'
Classical Ear, 10 September 2014

‘There are too many superlatives about the choir’s performance to list them all, so I will settle for the tremendous power at forte and fortissimo, and the remarkable clarity of texture, the result of rhythmic precision, superb enunciation and spot-on tuning … [Solti] clearly galvanized the chorus, and the playing from the London Philharmonic Orchestra, in his final season as Principal Conductor, is magnificent throughout.’
William Hedley, International Record Review, October 2014

'Solti fans will not be disappointed, and aficionados of this work will be impressed by the consistent excellence of the Chorus.'
Curtis Rogers, Classical Source, 20 October 2014