Requiem

Verdi (Artist), Domingo (Artist), Barenboim (Artist), Cso (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 23, 1994)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000005ECV
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,470 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Messa da requiem: N-1: Requiem

2. Messa da requiem: N-2: Dies irae

3. Messa da requiem: Tuba mirum

4. Messa da requiem: Mors stupebit

5. Messa da requiem: Liber scriptus

6. Messa da requiem: Quid sum miser

7. Messa da requiem: Rex tremendae

8. Messa da requiem: Recordare

9. Messa da requiem: Ingemisco

10. Messa da requiem: Confutatis

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Messa da requiem: N-3: Offertorio

2. Messa da requiem: N-4: Sanctus

3. Messa da requiem: N-5: Agnus Dei

4. Messa da requiem: N-6: Lux aeterna

5. Messa da requiem: N-7: Libera me

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best recording of the most amazing piece of music., June 2, 2003

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Daniel Graser "saxgod685" (Wappingers Falls, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Requiem (Audio CD)

There are two versions of this exact same performance available. This set is priced currently at about 11 bucks more. The only real difference I can see between the two is the size of the booklet. In this set you see text translations, a breakdown of the work and some photos of the performance. Unless this is your first requiem recording or spend hours digesting info in the cd booklets, I would recommend getting the other version of the cd which has a black cover and is part of the Barenboim 50 years collection, and save some dough. Now, to the performance.

Wow! What a combinaton of talents, Barenboim, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Placido Domingo. What you will notice first on this recording is that Barenboim has used the perfect balance between orchestra and chorus. The orchestra has a marvelosly unifed sound as does the chorus who's diction speaks clearly and controlled. The Dies Irae and Tuba Mirum are absolutely perfect. Domingo soars on the Ingemisco with a beautifully rounded and mature voice, although this should not come as a surprise as he has established himself as one of the finest Verdi tenors in the history of music. Furlanetto has a very dark and dry bass voice that fits perfectly into Verdi's musical texture. Marc and Meier are also very capable soloists who were very appropriately cast for these roles. The sound on this recording is also top notch and lets you feel the beauty, the sorrow, and the rage. I don't know of any recording of the Verdi that even comes close to the attention to detail or the sheer power on this recording. If you own the Gergiev or Solti recording or the 2nd Solti recording, buy this and listen to what you've been missing. And, if you're worried that Barenboim might take the tempi too slow as he has been known to do, listen to a sample of the Dies Irae and let those worries vanish. Highly Recommended!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars O boy O boy O boy, June 28, 2001

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Svein Olav Nyberg "Apeiron" (Grimstad, Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Requiem (Audio CD)

Alessandra Marc's voice makes me notice I have nerve endings in my tailbone: I don't know how many times I've played Libera Me and Agnus Dei now, but they still give me chills up the spine.

The work itself is grand: It's hard not to be aroused when "Dies Irae". The music sprints up that hill and rolls down on the pebbles on the other side. And over again.

These two polarities define the work in a way that appeals strongly to me: The calmly beautiful contrasted with the unrestrained power.

It is only a week since the radio assaulted my senses with this music, and already it threatens to replace Mozart's Requiem as my favourite classical work.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful recording except for the Soprano soloist, March 16, 2009

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mknc - See all my reviews

This review is from: Verdi : Messa da Requiem - Elatus (MP3 Download)

This is my absolute favorite piece of choral music and I was very excited when I started listening to it. I got it because I wanted a newer higher quality recording. The balance between chorus and orchestra is perfect - something so difficult to find with a chorus and orchestra of this size. I love the tempo. However it has one major flaw that frankly ruins this entire album, and that is the quality of the Soprano soloist. There are so many places that where her intonation is 1/4 tone or more off that I was shocked it made it onto a professional recording. Her climactic note in the Libera Me, the most shimmering note in the entire piece, is a full 1/2 tone off. I was so dismayed. It's such a shame because the rest of the soloists are amazing, especially Placido Domingo.