Requiem Opus 5

Berlioz (Artist), Ormandy (Artist), Valletti (Artist), Philadelphia Orch (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 4, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000029SI
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,874 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Requiem aeternam / Kyrie

2. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Dies irae. Prosa / Tuba mirum

3. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Quid sum miser

4. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Rex tremendae

5. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Quaerens me

6. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Lacrymosa

7. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Domine Jesu Christe

8. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Hostias et preces

9. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Sanctus / Hosanna in excelsis / Sanctus / Hosanna in

10. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Agnus Dei

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Berlioz Requiem sets a luminous tone, April 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Requiem Opus 5 (Audio CD)

This Requiem set's the tone for Good Friday in a luminous and often moving performance. The brilliant Philadelphia Orchestra and the added four brass ensembles further exhalt this highly theatrical performance. Ormandy's coolness in the quiet sections and thundering in the Lacrymosa and Tuba Mirum grip the mood and chill the spine. Thus Ormandy displayed the genius of Berlioz as a master in painting in brass and subdued percussion. The Temple University Concert Choir sung with conviction, clarity and sensitivity. The tenor, Cesare Vallenti, was spectacular!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reading, May 29, 2003

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kelsie - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Requiem Opus 5 (Audio CD)

Eugene Ormandy's reading of the Berlioz Requiem is almost essential. The seminal period of the work is, of course, the massive and magnificent 'Tuba Mirum,' at which the multiple brass bands at the four corners of the orchestra enter. This crucial element of the score is pulled off very nicely by the Philadelphia Symphony and the accompanying chorus. The brass sounds very clear, and the massive numbers of crashing percussion do not obscure the orchestra and chorus. In short, the recording is very clear in what has to be one of the densest scores in the history of choral music. The other movements are played equally as well, with the 'Rex Tremendae' being the best reading I've ever heard, and the tenor in the 'Sanctus' is full of emotion and dramatic intensity-a key element. As a fan of Verdi's intense, overwhelming Requiem, the Berlioz was a perfect compliment to that, especially in this clear, precise recording by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Symphony.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Requiem Maravilloso, December 4, 2004

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felipe "classic" (Chile) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Requiem Opus 5 (Audio CD)

Acabo de sorprenderme al escuchar una maravilla, disfrute de un momento sublime de luminosidad y el profundo dolor de una obra coral sorprendente.
Eugene Ormandy un gran director hungaro desplazado en popularidad por Bernstein (del mismo sello) y por la fama icompensable de Karajan (EMI y DG), fue el director de la Orquesta de Filadelfia por mas de 40 años y logro el sonido Filadelfia, conocido y reconocido por su calidad y perfeccion. Todo esto entre los años cuarenta y ochenta, es decir muy alejado de los nuevos amantes de la musica clasica.
Ormandy tiene versiones insuperables del Requiem de Verdi, el Mesias de Handel, Misa Solemnis y 9a de Beethoven y una multitud de otras obras que pueden demostrarles su alta calidad y fuerza musical.
En este caso sumado al sonido perfecto de la orquesta se une la participacion del Temple University Choir (no es el mas popular de los coros del mundo pero cumple a cabalidad su trabajo) y la brillante actuacion solista de Cesare Valletti.
Es una obra sumamente esplendorosa, sutil, sentimental y llena de recogimiento, Berlioz suma a la gran orquesta su forma predilecta, voces celestiales en el llanto y dolor de la perdida.
Es una obra esplendorosa que se puede disfrutar en un CD impecable a un precio sin igual.