Description
Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra (DVD)
UPC: 4260234830408
Product Features
- Title: Mozart: Requiem
- Conductor: Claudio Abbado
- Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Orchestra
- Choirs: Bavarian Radio Choir, Swedish Radio Choir
- Soloists:Chorus Master: Peter Dijkstra
- Anna Prohaska (Soprano)
- Sara Mingardo (Alto)
- Maximilian Schmitt (Tenor)
- René Pape (Bass)
- Edition: Franz Beyer edition of Mozart's Requiem, with the Sanctus completed by Robert Levin
- Performance Venue: Recorded live at the Concert Hall of KKL Luzern on August 8-10, 2012
- Director: Michael Beyer
- Producer: Paul Smaczny
- Run Time: 60 minutes and 33 seconds
- Picture Format: 16:9 NTSC
- Audio Formats:Subtitles: Latin (Original), English, Japanese
- PCM Stereo
- Dolby Digital 5.1
- DTS 5.1
- Region Code: Worldwide (DVD-9)
- Disc Format: DVD-9
Overview
Claudio Abbado, one of the most celebrated conductors of the 20th and 21st centuries, leads the renowned Lucerne Festival Orchestra in a moving performance of Mozart's Requiem in D minor, K. 626. This edition, based on Franz Beyer's completion and incorporating the Sanctus by Robert Levin, highlights Mozart's transcendent exploration of life, death, and redemption.
Joined by the Bavarian Radio Choir and Swedish Radio Choir, alongside a stellar cast of soloists including Anna Prohaska and René Pape, Abbado masterfully brings out the full emotional and spiritual depth of the work. This performance, recorded live at the KKL Luzern in 2012, was praised for its ethereal, hopeful portrayal of the Requiem, offering a vision of peace and eternal light rather than despair.
The DVD includes exceptional sound quality, with PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, and DTS 5.1 audio formats, as well as Latin (original), English, and Japanese subtitle options. This performance is also available on Blu-ray for enhanced visual and audio fidelity.
Interesting Facts
- Mozart's Requiem is famously his final composition, left unfinished at the time of his death in 1791. It was later completed by his student Franz Xaver Süssmayr.
- Claudio Abbado, often regarded as one of the greatest conductors of his era, was particularly known for his interpretations of Mozart’s works, bringing a deep sensitivity and understanding to his performances.
- The Lucerne Festival Orchestra is composed of handpicked musicians from top international orchestras, making its performances unique in their high caliber.
- Anna Prohaska, the featured soprano, is one of the leading voices in classical music today and frequently collaborates with Deutsche Grammophon.
Track Listing
- Mozart - Requiem in D minor, K. 626
- Edition by Franz Beyer; Sanctus completed by Robert Levin
- Soloists: Anna Prohaska (Soprano), Sara Mingardo (Alto), Maximilian Schmitt (Tenor), René Pape (Bass)
- Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Choir, Swedish Radio Choir
- Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Publishers
- Accentus Music (Co-produced with SRF, ARTE, NHK, in collaboration with the Lucerne Festival)
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