Verdi: Messa da Requiem (von Karajan & Scala Orchestra in Moscow, 1964)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Messa di Requiem (1874)
I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam
II. Sequenz („Dies irae“):
- Dies irae 07:37
- Tuba mirum – Mors stupebit 09:48
- Liber scriptus 13:11
- Quid sum miser 18:11
- Rex tremendae 21:31
- Recordare 24:54
- Ingemisco 28:30
- Confutatis 31:48
- Lacrymosa 36:48
III. Offertorium 42:00
IV. Sanctus 51:44
V. Agnus Dei 54:37
VI. Communio: Lux aeterna 58:48
VII. Responsorium: Libera me 01:04:36
Soprano: Leontyne Price
Mezzosoprano: Fiorenza Cossotto
Tenor: Carlo Bergonzi
Bass: Nicola Zaccaria
Orchestra and Chorus del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Recorded:
23. september 1964
Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
This live recording of the Verdi Requiem is one of the most energetic performances that exist as a sound document. It is a rare live recording from Moscow that was made in September 1964. Karajan took the Milan Scala ensemble on a tour to Moscow and pe