Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48, etc.
Robert Chilcott, John Carol Case, Janet Baker, Stephen Roberts & John Butt
Sir Philip Ledger & Sir David Willcocks
Cherished memories for those who discovered the Fauré via this landmark recording, though it has not aged well. Ledger's Duruflé is much less leaden.
Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48, etc.
Robert Chilcott, John Carol Case, Janet Baker, Stephen Roberts & John Butt
Sir Philip Ledger & Sir David Willcocks
Purchase product
Cherished memories for those who discovered the Fauré via this landmark recording, though it has not aged well. Ledger's Duruflé is much less leaden.
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Contents and tracklist
- Sir Philip Ledger/King's College Choir, Cambridge/John Wells, John Wells (organ), Sir Philip Ledger/King's College Choir, Cambridge/John Carol Case/John Wells, Sir Philip Ledger/King's College Choir, Cambridge/Robert Chilcott/John Wells, Robert Chilcott (boy soprano vocals), John Carol Case (bass-baritone), Sir Philip Ledger/King's College Choir, Cambridge/Robert Chilcott/John Carol Case/John Wells
- Choir of King's College Cambridge, New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Sir David Willcocks
- Gareth Morris (flute)
- New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Sir David Willcocks
- John Butt (organ), Stephen Roberts (bass-baritone), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Timothy Hugh (cello)
- Choir of King's College Cambridge
- Philip Ledger
Awards and reviews
Proms 2007
Cherished memories for those who discovered the Fauré via this landmark recording, though it has not aged well. Ledger's Duruflé is much less leaden.
[The Fauré is] a recording as near as can be to absolute perfection from start to finish.
