Name: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem
Released: 2012
Genre: Classical
Directed by: Andy Sommer
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
Artist: Anja Harteros (soprano), Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), René Pape (bass), Orchestra e coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milan

Description:

Recorded live in the sumptuous surroundings of Milan's Teatro alia Scala. which witnessed the works second performance in 1874: a magnificent live concert of Verdi's Messa da Requiem, released for the composer's centenary year. Daniel Barenboim ("One of the great artists of our time" - Vienna Kurier) leads an elite quartet of the world's greatest singers, including tenor Jonas Kaufmann and La Scale's internationally renowned chorus and orchestra in a performance that mas acclaimed by the international press for its thrilling impact. "Daniel Barenboim's personal expressivity guided every moment ... a rapturously received, near-perfect performance of this challenging work." (Munich Abendzeitung)

01. Opening And Applause
02. Requiem: Requiem Aeternam
03. Requiem: Kyrie Eleison
04. Dies Irae: Dies Irae
05. Dies Irae: Tuba Mirum
06. Dies Irae: Mors Stupebit Bass
07. Dies Irae: Liber Scriptus
08. Dies Irae: Quid Sum Miser
09. Dies Irae: Rex Tremendae Majestatis
10. Dies Irae: Recordare
11. Dies Irae: Ingemisco
12. Dies Irae: Confutatis Maledictis
13. Dies Irae: Lacrimosa
14. Offertorio: Domine Jesu Christe
15. Offertorio: Hostias
16. Sanctus
17. Agnus Dei
18. Communio: Lux Aeterna
19. Libera Me: Libera Me, Domine
20. Libera Me: Dies Irae
21. Libera Me: Requiem Aeternam
22. Libera Me: Libera Me, Domine
23. Applause And Credits

Issued: United States | Decca
Duration: 1:33:30