 "With devotion" - Assai sostenuto - is written above the beginning of the Missa Solemnis in the score. Beethoven wrote down over 30 such sensitive tempo markings in his Opus summum, and it is due to the greatness of the conductor that he recognizes the importance of this metric schedule. For it is the musical and practical equivalent of the famous "From the heart -...

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Gifts that come from the heart are the best. You can tell that the person you are giving has put some thought into it. Beethoven's "Missa solemnis" was a heartfelt gift for his friend Archduke Rudolph of Austria. "May it go from the heart to the heart," Beethoven wrote at the beginning of the score. If you don't have time to compose a mass, you can go through the hoops and give concert tickets.

Rolf Romei

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