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5.0 out of 5 stars
Certainly not just an "immature" early stage of the Requiem, May 11, 2009
This review is from: Biber: Requiem a 15; Steffani: Stabat Mater (Audio CD)
It is obvious from the number of recordings of this work that it is considered to be one of Biber's greatest works, and a very significant work of the Baroque period. Listening to this recording, it is obvious that this is not just an early stage of the Requiem that had to wait for Mozart, Verdi and others to reach its maturity, as a well-educated reviewer claims on Amazon.uk. No, this is already a work of great profundity and tremendous artistic unity. I have only heard this recording by Leonhardt and the one by Jordi Savall, and this is the one that has moved me the most -- on first hearing, I must say, whereas I listened to Savall's recording several times. But both are undoubtedly very fine recordings. The important thing is that this second-to-none Leonhardt recording, which is out of print and very hard to get, has now been re-released as part of the Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 50th Anniversary Edition -- 50 incredible CDs in a boxed set for an unbelievable price -- so there is now no need for any lover of Baroque music and sacred music to be without this superb recording any more. But beware -- this 50-CD set may also quickly become a collector's item that you just can't get ahold of, at least not for a reasonable price. Don't let it pass you by! You will cherish every disk.
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