Beethoven\'s Mass in C (1807) has always suffered adversely when compared with its larger companion, the late Missa Solemnis in D.
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While there is no doubting the superiority of the later Mass setting, it pays to consider the earlier work on its merits.
Beethoven\'s Mass in C (1807) has always suffered adversely when compared with its larger companion, the late Missa Solemnis in D