Notes and Editorial Reviews
VERDI
Requiem.
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4 pezzi sacri
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Georg Solti, cond; Joan Sutherland (sop);
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Marilyn Horne (mez);
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Luciano Pavarotti (ten);
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Martti Talvela (bs);
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Vienna PO;
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Vienna St Op Ch;
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class="ARIAL12">Chicago SO & Ch (Margaret Hillis, dir)
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DECCA 475 7735 (2 CDs: 122:46)
The Requiem was recorded in 1967 and was considered a sonic blockbuster when first released nearly four decades ago. Hearing it in this superb transfer dims none of that original impact, the sound still proving uncommonly arresting. So, too, the performance, which in many respects reflects Toscanini’s whom Solti worked with in Vienna in 1937. If the soloists are not uniformly impressive, they nonetheless do not detract from what is essentially one of Solti’s more impressive studio ventures. The
Quattro pezzi sacri
, recorded in 1977, provide a welcome filler for the second of these two discs. Composed in 1898, they comprise Verdi’s last published works. Among them, the “Te Deum” is probably best known, in part because of Toscanini’s 1954 broadcast performance, which is still available from RCA. Here, the Toscanini influence is less evident, as Solti’s reading lacks some of the sustained breadth and intensity that the Maestro brought to the work. Still, it is impressive on its own terms, as is the chorus trained by Margaret Hillis. In short, these are welcome reissues.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Requiem Mass by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano),
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor),
Martti Talvela (Bass),
Marilyn Horne (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna State Opera Chorus,
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1874; Italy
Date of Recording: 10/1967
Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna
Length: 84 Minutes 21 Secs.
Language: Latin
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Quattro pezzi sacri by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Jo Ann Pickens (Soprano)
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Written: pub 1898
Date of Recording: 10/1967
Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna
Length: 38 Minutes 12 Secs.
Language: Latin
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