Berlioz: Grande Messe des morts [Requiem Mass]

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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Grande Messe des morts [Requiem Mass]
Robert Tear (tenor) / London Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn

[ Warner Classics Original Masters / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Sunday 10 February 2019

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Berlioz's magnificent setting of the Requiem Mass, with its mighty orchestral and choral forces, is ideally suited to André Previn's acute senses for dramatic structure and colour. The terror and awe of the Day of Judgement, the thundering climaxes and hushed contemplation, are captured in sound engineering which, even after several decades, remains of demonstration quality.

"the recording still possess many attractive qualities, such as fine clarity of details, richness of tone, great spatial depth, a highly resonant ambience, and a marvelous dynamic range that is absolutely breathtaking in the Requiem. The audio highpoint comes in the apocalyptic Tuba mirum, where the four brass bands stationed around the Walthamstow Town Hall unleash fanfares that ricochet and reverberate at a volume much louder than anything else in this set." AllMusic.com

Tracks:

Grande messe des morts (Requiem) Op. 5