Verdi: Requiem
Ljiljana Molnar-Talajic (soprano), Luigi Ottolini (tenor), Margarita Lilova (mezzo-soprano) & Bonaldo Giaiotti (bass)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig & Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Giuseppe Patanè
An unheralded Requiem from the 1970s, but with solid soloists, fine choral singing and well-balanced sound, Patane proves an excellent Verdian, eliciting excitement without melodrama in a movingly...
Verdi: Requiem
Ljiljana Molnar-Talajic (soprano), Luigi Ottolini (tenor), Margarita Lilova (mezzo-soprano) & Bonaldo Giaiotti (bass)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig & Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Giuseppe Patanè
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An unheralded Requiem from the 1970s, but with solid soloists, fine choral singing and well-balanced sound, Patane proves an excellent Verdian, eliciting excitement without melodrama in a movingly...
About
Verdi’s Requiem is (along with Mozart’s Requiem) the most famous “Mass for the Death” ever written. Far exceeding its liturgical function the work is a human statement of all emotions connected with death: from the utter terror of the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath), the anguish of the Libera Me to triumph, consolation and resignation.
This classic recording is conducted by the Italian Maestro Giuseppe Patanè, an opera veteran, who offers a profound and moving performance of this “Sacred Opera”, along with a superb cast of Italian vocalists. Liner notes and sung texts included in the booklet.
Recorded in 1975, captured in sumptuous, excellent analogue sound.
Contents and tracklist
- Bonaldo Giaiotti (soloist), Margarita Lilova (soloist), Ljiljana Molnar-Talajic (soloist), Luigi Ottolini (soloist)
- MDR Sinfonieorchester, Leipzig Radio Choir
- Giuseppe Patanè
Awards and reviews
January 2016
An unheralded Requiem from the 1970s, but with solid soloists, fine choral singing and well-balanced sound, Patane proves an excellent Verdian, eliciting excitement without melodrama in a movingly devotional reading.
