Riccardo Muti
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Verdi: Messa Da Requiem
Jessye Norman (soprano), Agnes Baltsa (alto), Jose Carreras (tenor), Yevgeny Nesterenko (bass), Chor und Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Riccardo Muti
At 35 José Carreras was nearly in the prime bloom of his voice; he sings the “Ingemisco” with style and no signs of operatic excess. Baltsa is also memorable for her musical, totally sincere... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Historical
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Verdi: Requiem
RecommendedBarbara Frittoli (soprano), Olga Borodina (mezzo), Mario Zeffiri (tenor), Ildar Abdrazakov (bass)
Chicago Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
...much remains of the potency of [Muti's] classic 1979 recording...The Dies Irae, for instance, retains all his customary bite and fury...Frittoli's substantial soprano charts the emotions... —
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Grammy Awards, 53rd Awards (2010), Best Choral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 53rd Awards (2010), Classical Album of the Year
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 'Babi Yar'
RecommendedAlexey Tikhomirov (bass), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Riccardo Muti
The tone virtually throughout is dark and intense, most particularly the opening movement which sets the title poem…Muti confirms his identification with this work in its subsequent movements…Tikhomirov,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2020, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Winner - Best Engineered Album (Classical)
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Rosa Feola (soprano), Alisa Kolosova (contralto), Dmitry Korchak (tenor), Ildar Abdrazakov (bass-baritone), Wiener Staatsoper (opera company)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video: Performance & Documentaries
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Berlioz - Roméo et Juliette & Les Nuits d’Été
Jessye Norman, John Aler, Simon Estes & Janet Baker
New Philharmonia Orchestra & Philadelphia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Riccardo Muti
A fine if not ideally cast account of Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette, with plenty of orchestral colour, if occasionally lacking clarity. Janet Baker's sprightly Les nuits d'été is a joy. —
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Orff: Carmina Burana
RecommendedArleen Auger (soprano), Jonathan Summers (baritone), John van Kesteren (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra & Choir, Riccardo Muti
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Building A Library, June 2021, Recommended Recording
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