Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis by Various, De (2022/2022), Director musical Philippe Herreweghe, Grand Auditorium, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

In his Missa solemnis, Ludwig van Beethoven found it impossible to limit himself to brevity: originally planned for liturgical use, the work ultimately swelled to more than 80 minutes in length. Its creator recognized that this mass would have to be performed in concert, and this is what will happen once again at the Philharmonie, featuring high-carat soloists, the Collegium Vocale Ghent and the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées under the baton of Philippe Herreweghe, who recorded the work as early as 1995 and has led many performances of it ever since.