To this day mystery surrounds the circumstances under which Mozart was commissioned by a stranger to write a Requiem Mass. He died before its completion, only adding to the air of foreboding that the work so effectively evokes and reminding us of the fragility of our mortality.
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Conductor Sir Colin Davis Performers London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus Soloists Marie Arnet, Anna Stéphany, Andrew Kennedy, Darren Jeffery
No 1. Requiem und Kyrie
No 2. Dies Irae
No 3. Tuba mirum
No 4. Rex tremendae
No 5. Recordare
No 6. Confutatis maledictis
No 7. Lacrimosa
No 8. Domine Jesu
No 9. Hostias
No 10. Sanctus
No 11. Benedictus
No 12. Agnus Dei
Release Date 4 February 2008
LSO0627 | 822231162728
Producer James Mallinson Engineers Jonathan Stokes and Neil Hutchinson for Classic Sound Ltd Recorded September and October 2007, Barbican, London
DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording
Booklet in English, French & German
FLAC - 24bit 96kHz - Compatible with Windows and Android devices MP3 - 320kbps - Universal compatibility SACD - Compatible with all CD players
Available on streaming services
Reviews
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Performance: ***** Recording: **** ‘This performance benefits from marvellous sound and shows Davis secure in his tempo choices and bringing that combination of solemnity, grandeur and drama ... Soprano Marie Arnet’s pristine tone and flawless intonation make her near ideal.’
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‘This is a grandly scaled, nobly contoured reading, by turns monumental and ferociously dramatic. With biting choral attack, searing, spitting strings and scything trumpets, the Dies Irae has a terrifying intensity I have rarely heard equalled.’
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‘Ritualistic, monumental and thrillingly dramatic.’
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