in o major, Op 123
1 am that which is. What is, what was, what will be. He is only and solely of Himself. and to this Only One all things owe their existence
(Ancient Egyptian inscription which Beethoven kept framed on his writing table)
Vom Herzen. Moge es wieder zu Herzen gehen
(Beethoven's superscription in the manuscript of the Missa)
ELISABETH SODERSTROM (soprano) MARGA HÖFFGEN (contralto) WALDEMAR KMENTT (tenor) MARTTI TALVELA (bass)
NEW PHILHARMONIA CHORUS
AND ORCHESTRA conducted by OTTO KLEMPERER gramophone records