Six of the best choral arrangements of spirituals<\/a><\/li> <\/ul> As Maynard Solomon writes, Beethoven \u2018stretches the expressiveness of his music beyond the boundaries set for liturgical music by his contemporaries.\u2019 That\u2019s most apparent in the Sanctus, its heavenly violin solos played with elegant simplicity by Jonathan Stone. His solo lines intertwine with the entreaties of the vocal soloists plaintively enough, though it is J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Rhorer\u2019s uncompromising eloquence which bespeaks faith in the sublime greatness of this work, imparting its mysteries to the listener in ways that are as personally touching as they are revelatory. As Beethoven himself wrote of the\u00a0Missa Solemnis<\/em>, \u2018it comes from the heart\u2026may it return to the heart.\u2019\u00a0Michael Jameson<\/em><\/p>