Verdi: Requiem

by Carlo Maria Giulini & Philharmonia Orchestra

Verdi: Requiem cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1964
  • Label: EMI
  • Country: Italy
  • Length: 1:27:41
  • Community rating: 4.45/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Carlo Maria Giulini recorded Verdi's Requiem with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus at Kingsway Hall in London in sessions spanning 1963 and 1964, produced by Walter Legge. His soloists Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda and Nicolai Ghiaurov anchor an account prized for devotional concentration over theatrical display, and the recording has remained a reference version ever since.

Genres

Descriptors: majestic, orchestral, spirituality, bombastic, reflective

Tracklist

  1. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: I. Requiem (5:36)
  2. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: II. Kyrie eleison (3:54)
  3. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: III. Dies irae (2:10)
  4. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: IV. Tuba mirum (3:04)
  5. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: V. Liber scriptus - Dies irae (5:08)
  6. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: VI. Quid sum miser (3:52)
  7. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: VII. Rex tremendae (3:58)
  8. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: VIII. Recordare (4:17)
  9. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: IX. Ingemisco (3:49)
  10. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: X. Confutatis (5:30)
  11. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: XI. Lacrymosa (6:35)
  12. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: XII. Domine Jesu Christe (4:53)
  13. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: XIII. Hostias et preces (6:03)
  14. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: XIV. Sanctus (2:46)
  15. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: XV. Agnus Dei (5:20)
  16. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: XVI. Lux eterna (6:48)
  17. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: XVII. Libera me - Dies irae (4:51)
  18. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: XVIII. Requiem aeternam (2:57)
  19. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: XIX. Libera me (6:03)

Credits

  • Giuseppe Verdi - primary artist, composed by
  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - primary artist, soprano vocals
  • Christa Ludwig - primary artist, mezzo-soprano vocals
  • Nicolai Gedda - primary artist, tenor vocals
  • Nicolai Ghiaurov - primary artist, bass vocals
  • Philharmonia Chorus - primary artist, chorus
  • Carlo Maria Giulini - primary artist, conductor
  • Jean Malouel - painting [cover]
  • Andrew Porter - liner notes
  • Walter Legge - producer [uncredited]

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