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## Beethoven **Mass in D major (Missa Solemnis)** Broadcast live in stereo by Radio 3 from the opening concert of the 1976 Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. **Soloists:** Ursula Koszut (soprano) Anna Reynolds (mezzo-soprano) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) John Shirley-Quirk (baritone) **Choir:** BBC Singers **Orchestra:** BBC Choral Society, London Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra. Principal: BFIA I)EKANY. Conducted by Colin Davis. **Introducti