"Before the advent of recorded music, repertoires for large orchestras were often trancripted to be played by small chamber music groups. This is probably the manner most people ever heard the requiem before the proliferation of radios and recording instruments etc...I believe the requiem is a monumental work and it is great to listen to the full version, The trasncription is different but just as beautiful, the music comes out simple and perhaps clearer, naked to the ear. The performance is great. Try listening to the samples."