Berlioz: Requiem Mass (Grande Messe des Morts, Op.5 )
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Requiem Mass (Grande Messe des Morts, Op.5 )
Michael Schade, tenor ; Elora Festival Orchestra ; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir / Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir ; Noel Edison, conductor
[ Naxos / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 4 February 2003
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"I'm drawn to Maestro Edison and crew because theirs is, first and foremost, a choral performance."
- American Record Guide (Philip Greenfield), July-August, 2000
"The orchestra and soloists] produce singing and playing that take the full measure of this massive score."
- The Guardian, 2nd July 1999
When Hector Berlioz unleashes eight pairs of timpani, four brass groups, and an enormous chorus and orchestra, the picture of the Last Judgement Day is realised with all the power, trepidation and overwhelming vividness music can create. This monumental score also contains many moments of quiet contemplation and lyrical beauty, capturing the sacred aspects of the Requiem Mass.
