Missa Solemnnis Op. 123
Facsimile of the Autograph Score in the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin— Preußischer Kulturbesitz. With a commentary by Hans-Joachim Hinrichsen and Martina Rebmann
Kassel, 2016
Format: 45 x 40 cm
351, 27 pp
(Documenta Musicologica, II/51)
Deluxe
4-color facsimile of the autograph working score.
William Drakbin describes the genesis of the mass as
“the longest, most arduous struggle in Beethoven’s
career as an artist”; its publication had a similar
complex history, after years of calculating with
various publishers Beethoven ultimately decided on the
firm B. Schott. 4 of the 5 movements of the Missa
Solemnis survive today, the Kyrie, 50 pp in upright
format, and the last three movements, Credo, Agnus and
Sanctus, 286 pp in oblong format. The Gloria
unfortunately disappeared soon after Beethoven’s
death. Deluxe edition with leather spine. $975
subscribers to the series receive a 10% discount
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Beethoven left this autograph with several excised pages and could only proceed by stitching replacement pages into the manuscript. This facsimile replicates the page stubs and fold-out sheets, thereby emulating the feel of the original source.
