3/3 Charles Hazlewood analyses, rehearses and conducts three movements from Beethoven's Missa Solemnis - the Kyrie, Credo and Agnus Dei. The composition of this monumental work was fraught with problems and was a huge drain of Beethoven's time and energy. However, the finished article shows a composer at the peak of his creative powers. With the Tallis Chamber Choir, the period instrument orchestra Harmonieband and soloists Sarah Fox (soprano), Sara Fulgoni (alto), Mark Wilde (tenor) and Matthew Hargreaves (bass).