Requiem

by Hector Berlioz / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Charles Munch

Type: Album
Released: 1960
Label: RCA Victor
Country: United States
Length: 1:22:39
Community rating: 3.99/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Regarded as one of the definitive interpretations of the massive French masterwork, this recording captures the immense dynamic range required by the score's monumental demands. The performance brilliantly balances the thunderous power of the expanded brass sections with the hushed, spiritual reverence of the choral passages.

Genres

Descriptors: choral, orchestral, spirituality, symphonic, long-form

Tracklist

Requiem And Kyrie (11:29)
Dies Irae (12:25)
Quid Sum Miser (3:25)
Rex Tremendae (5:39)
Quaerens Me (4:43)
Lacrymosa (10:24)
Offertorium (8:20)
Hostias (3:20)
Sanctus (11:09)
Agnus Dei (11:45)

Credits

Hector Berlioz - primary artist, composed by
Boston Symphony Orchestra - primary artist
New England Conservatory Chorus - chorus