Description
Mozart: Requiem - Academy Of St Martin In The Fields Chorus, Academy Of St Martin In The Fields, Sir Neville Marriner / Virtuoso / Decca Audio CD 2011 / 478 3360
UPC 0028947833604
Product Details:
- Label: Decca – 478 3360
- Series: Virtuoso
- Format: CD, Compilation
- Country: Europe
- Released: July 24, 2012
- Genre: Classical
- Style: Classical
Overview
This stunning recording of Mozart’s Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 is conducted by Sir Neville Marriner, leading the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and its celebrated chorus, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus. Featuring some of the most esteemed soloists of the time, including Sylvia McNair (soprano), Francisco Araiza (tenor), Carolyn Watkinson (contralto), and Robert Lloyd (bass), this rendition of the Requiem offers a balance of clarity, intensity, and emotional depth. In addition to the Requiem, the album includes Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618, performed by the Rundfunkchor Leipzig and Staatskapelle Dresden under the baton of Peter Schreier. This release is part of Decca’s Virtuoso series, highlighting remarkable performances of iconic classical works.
Track Listing:
Requiem in D Minor, K. 626
- I. Introitus: Requiem – 4:57
- II. Kyrie – 2:16
- III. Sequenza: Dies Irae – 1:56
- III. Sequenza: Tuba Mirum – 3:44
- III. Sequenza: Rex Tremendae – 2:14
- III. Sequenza: Recordare – 5:47
- III. Sequenza: Confutatis – 2:25
- III. Sequenza: Lacrimosa – 3:28
- IV. Offertorium: Domine Jesu – 3:27
- IV. Offertorium: Domine Hostias – 3:34
- V. Sanctus – 1:37
- VI. Benedictus – 5:38
- VII. Angus Dei – 3:28
- VIII. Communio: Lux Aeterna – 5:10
Ave Verum Corpus in D Major, K. 618
- Ave Verum Corpus – 4:27
Key Credits:
- Composed By: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner (Requiem), Peter Schreier (Ave Verum Corpus)
- Chorus: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Rundfunkchor Leipzig
- Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Staatskapelle Dresden
- Soprano Vocals: Sylvia McNair
- Tenor Vocals: Francisco Araiza
- Contralto Vocals: Carolyn Watkinson
- Bass Vocals: Robert Lloyd
- Chorus Master: Laszlo Heltay
- Producer: James Mallinson
- Cover Art: Decca
