Review The London Philharmnic Ochestra has it's own label and here issues a stirring account of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis'.Recorded at the Royal Festiva Hall in October 2008, the recording quality may offer a width and depth that the venue does not possess in reality, but this 80-minute performance(fitting nicely on to a single compact disc)is moving and often thrilling. Beethoven's great testimony of faith-remarkable when we consider how deaf and ill he was at the time of the Missa's composition-raises the roof and consoles the spirit,while inspiring what man can achieve through wisdom and will power.The composer declared that he had written the Missa'from the heart;may it in turn go to the heart'. Here it does, with heroism. **** --Time out,23/03/12 The London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir are on top form. Performance **** Recording **** --BBC Music Magazine, June'12 If you like your Beethoven with a spontaneous interpretative freedom, then this magnificent performance, which must have been sensational on the night, will do the job very well. --IRR, July/Aug'12 CD Description Beethoven had little liking for organised religion, but he was deeply spiritual, believing in God as an all-powerful, loving Father. The awesome, sublime Missa Solemnis is one of his supreme achievements, which he headed From the heart may it in turn go to the heart! In this live concert recording, the fervour of Beethovens vision is powerfully realised by conductor Christoph Eschenbach with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir. Christoph Eschenbach has a longstanding association with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and this release adds to critically acclaimed recording of Bruckner Symphony No. 6 (LPO-0049) released in 2011. A prolific recording artist over five decades, Christoph Eschenbach has recorded as both a conductor and a pianist on labels including Deutsche Grammophon, Sony/BMG, Decca, Ondine, Warner and Koch. His Ondine recording of the music of Kaija Saariaho with the Orchestre de Paris and soprano Karita Mattila won the 2009 MIDEM Classical Award for Contemporary Music. The stellar quartet of soloists includes the great lyric soprano Anne Schwanewilms, who enjoys an unparalleled reputation for her performances of Strauss and Wagner, and tenor Nikolai Schukoff who is destined to become a leading voice of his generation. Product Description London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir - Christoph Eschenbach, direction