Track Listings (8) - Disc #1| All Artists: Berlioz, Pavarotti, Levine, Bpo Title: Requiem Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Polygram Records Release Date: 10/20/1992 Genre: Classical Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Forms & Genres, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Early Music Number of Discs: 2 SwapaCD Credits: 2 UPC: 028942972421 |
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CD ReviewsOne of the very best Requiems Santa Fe Listener | Santa Fe, NM USA | 09/18/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "It helps to have a conductor who is experienced with voices, and here Levine triumphs. He has total control over his excellent chorus, and their expressive, virtuosic singing goes a long way to making this one of the greatest readings of the Requiem on disc. Really, they ae on a plateau that even Shaw's choral forces in Atlanta don't match. Everything is gripping and exciting from beginning to end, with super-virtuosic playing from the Berlin Phil and the superlative Pavarotti outshining all rivals in the fiercely difficult Sanctus solos." Everything is Wonderful! Trotwood Traddles | 11/11/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "What can I say? Berlioz wrote a great requiem, James Levine conducts superbly, the chorus is great, Pavarotti is an excellent vocal choice, and is performing at his best, and the recording quality is quite nice as well. I, amazingly enough, have no complaints." The best digital Berlioz Requiem and one of the finest ever dv_forever | Michigan, USA | 03/19/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "This is a notoriously difficult work to manage in the studio since it requires a lot of space to fully encompass that massive display of the brass army and the epic choral work is none too easy either. Balancing all that is tricky for the engineers.
I viewed a DVD with Colin Davis conducting this in a cathedral, the perfect place with the battalion of brass in various corners ringing out the day of judgment. Absolutely spectacular. James Levine delivers here with the BPO, easily making this one of the premium versions of this huge piece that you can find on record. Having the glowing, towering voice of Pavarotti in the big Sanctus is a thrill. There are three overtures on the second disc to fill out the running time. Strong recommendation if you're into Berlioz or you want to get to know Berlioz more in depth. He is one of the most original composers in history." |
