Verdi - Messa Da Requiem; Quattro Pezzi Sacri - Carlo Maria Giulini, Schwarzkopf, Ludwig, Gedda, Ghiaurov, Baker, Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra / Great Recordings Of The Century / EMI Classics 2x Audio CD 2001 Stereo
UPC 724356756021
The Messa da Requiem (at one time referred to as the Manzoni Requiem) is a musical setting of the Catholic funeral mass (Requiem) for four soloists, double choir and orchestra by Giuseppe Verdi. It was composed in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, whom Verdi admired. The first performance, at the San Marco church in Milan on 22 May 1874, marked the first anniversary of Manzoni's death.
Considered too operatic to be performed in a liturgical setting, it is usually given in concert form of around 90 minutes in length. Musicologist David Rosen calls it "probably the most frequently performed major choral work composed since the compilation of Mozart's Requiem".
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EMI Classics – 724356756021 |
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| Series: |
Great Recordings Of The Century |
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| Format: |
2 x CD, Album
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| Country: |
UK |
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Released:
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2001 |
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| Genre: |
Classical |
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| Style: |
Romantic, Choral, Religious |
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Tracklist:
| 1-4 |
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Tuba Mirum - Mors Stupebit |
3:03 |
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| 1-5 |
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Liber Scriptus - Dies Iræ |
5:08 |
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| 1-10 |
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Confutatis Maledictis - Dies Iræ |
5:30 |
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| 1-12 |
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Domine Jesu Christe |
4:54 |
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| 1-13 |
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Hostias Et Preces |
6:01 |
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| 2-2 |
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Libera Me - Dies Irae |
4:49 |
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| 2-3 |
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Requiem Aeternam |
2:56 |
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| 2-4 |
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Libera Me |
5:56 |
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Quattro Pezzi Sacri
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| 2-7 |
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Laudi Alla Vergine |
5:49 |
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- Bass Vocals – Nicolai Ghiaurov
- Chorus – Philharmonia Chorus
- Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
- Conductor – Carlo Maria Giulini
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Christa Ludwig, Janet Baker
- Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
- Soprano Vocals – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
- Tenor Vocals – Nicolai Gedda
