I've linked once before to the BBC docu-drama on Beethoven from a few years back that really is pretty good, especially in light of other LvB-related film treatments. Here is a terrific nine-minute segment mainly about the writing of the Missa Solemnis, with key excerpts.
I wonder what recording they used. Sounds incredible! I have the Gardiner version, which I love because the period instruments highlight the lean contrapuntal textures better.
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