In San Francisco, MTT takes on Beethoven

To some, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis is one of the greatest works in the world. To others, it's kind of a mess. No, wait, scratch that, because I am both of those people, holding both of these perhaps seemingly contradictory views. And Michael Tilson Thomas may be, too, because he has set out to create a version of Missa Solemnis that can explain itself to the people who don't get it.