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Giuseppe Verdi, Tullio Serafin, Ebe Stignani
Verdi: Requiem
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (23) - Disc #1
1. Requiem And Kyrie: Requiem
2. Requiem And Kyrie: Kyrie
3. Sequence (Dies irae): Dies irae
4. Sequence (Dies irae): Tuba mirum
5. Sequence (Dies irae): Mors stupebit
6. Sequence (Dies irae): Liber scriptus
7. Sequence (Dies irae): Dies irae
8. Sequence (Dies irae): Quid sum miser
9. Sequence (Dies irae): Rex tremendae
10. Sequence (Dies irae): Recordare
11. Sequence (Dies irae): Ingemisco
12. Sequence (Dies irae): Confutatis
13. Sequence (Dies irae): Dies irae
14. Sequence (Dies irae): Lacrymosa
15. Offertorio: Domine Jesu Christe
16. Offertorio: Hostias
17. Sanctus
18. Agnus Dei
19. Lux aeterna
20. Libera Me: Libera me, Domine
21. Libera Me: Dies irae
22. Libera Me: Requiem
23. Libera Me: Libera me, Domine

CD Details

All Artists: Giuseppe Verdi, Tullio Serafin, Ebe Stignani, Rome Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Maria Caniglia, Beniamino Gigli
Title: Verdi: Requiem
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Pearl
Release Date: 5/23/1995
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Early Music, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 727031916222

Synopsis

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Verdi's late masterpiece is a titanic explosion of dread and hope requiring world-class singers, a virtuoso orchestra, and a sympathetic conductor. This classic performance, recorded in 1940, meets more of those stringent mandates than most of its rivals. Ebe Stignani and Ezio Pinza have never been equaled, Beniamino Gigli's tenor is melting, and Maria Caniglia's high-powered dramatic soprano completes the best foursome on records. Conductor Tullio Serafin, usually the perfect Verdian, stints on the devotional aspect of the score and risks a speeding ticket in the rest, and the chorus is mushy. But who cares with solo singing of this caliber? Still my favorite Requiem.--Dan Davis

CD Reviews

It's about the singers

William D. Goulet | San Francisco | 11/22/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The sound quality is fine for its period, the conductor has the orchestra well under control (though often a bit too brisk), but really this Verdi Requiem stands out for the singers. The are all in top form and there is no other recording of this requiem that can begin to match the vocal rewards."

The Requiem by which all others are measured

C. Lynne Price | Frederick, MD USA | 10/08/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This Verdi Requiem is the pinnacle of greatness. Serafin and this majestic quartet of soloists is the one by which all others are measured. Although the sound is grainy (1939) the voices are simply the best; listen to Gigli's unforgettable "Ingemisco" and Pinza's glorious baritone in everything he sings. Anyone who loves and respects Verdi's music needs to have this recording in his or her collection."