{"product_id":"4945604740173","title":"Beethoven (1770-1827) - Mass In C : Leif Segerstam \/ Turku Po Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis +meeresstille Und Gluckliche Fahrt, Etc - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerlioz\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the 17th to the 18th century, the Esterházy family reigned as the largest landowner in the Kingdom of Hungary until the end of the Habsburg and Austro-Hungarian empires. For a long time, Haydn was the court music director and continued to write masses for the head of the family, Nicholas II, who preferred old-fashioned music. However, Haydn discontinued this practice due to his deteriorating health, and Hummel took over. Beethoven accepted the request with some trepidation and wrote a mass in the Haydn tradition. Unfortunately, the first performance was a failure, and Prince Esterházy was not pleased with the work, so Beethoven changed the dedication from Prince Esterházy to Prince Kinsky and had it published. Nevertheless, it is a hidden masterpiece that was praised by critics of the time as a \"wonderful work of art\" because of its high degree of perfection. The two poems included in the album are \"The Flame of Vesta\" on a poem by Sikaneder and \"The Silent Sea and the Pleasant Voyage\" on a poem by Goethe. Segerstam conducts them with great aplomb.                                                                                    Naxos Japan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Naxos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45748366410017,"sku":"4945604740173","price":2690.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4945604740173.jpg?v=1689246196","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/4945604740173","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}