Verdi: Messa da Requiem [Hybrid SACD]
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Performer: Ildebrando D'ArcangeloComposer: Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Performer: Bernarda Fink
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Eva Mei
Performer: Michael Schade
Edition: Music CD
Format: Hybrid SACD
CD Release Date: 2005-08-30
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
- Requiem; No. 1 Requiem (e Kyrie); Requiem aeternam
- Requiem; No. 2 Dies irae; Dies irae
- Requiem; No. 2 Dies irae; Tuba mirum
- Requiem; No. 2 Dies irae; Liber scriptus
- Requiem; No. 2 Dies irae; Quid sum miser
- Requiem; No. 2 Dies irae; Rex tremendae
- Requiem; No. 2 Dies irae; Recordare
- Requiem; No. 2 Dies irae; Ingemisco tamquam
- Requiem; No. 2 Dies irae; Confutatis maledictis
- Requiem; No. 2 Dies irae; Lacrimosa
- Requiem; No. 3 Offertorio; Domine Jesu
- Requiem; No. 3 Offertorio; Hostias
- Requiem; No. 4 Sanctus; Sanctus
- Requiem; No. 5 Agnus Dei; Agnus Dei
- Requiem; No. 6 Lux aeterna; Lux Aeterna
- Requiem; No. 7 Libera me; Libera me
- Requiem; No. 7 Libera me; Dies irae
- Requiem; No. 7 Libera me; Libera me
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Free Music Review: Italy is too far away, and the soloists are stressed
Hit: 3 Stars
Harnoncourt's foray into Aida some years ago was unfortunate, and so is this Verdi Requiem, for the same reason. He has a stiff, Teutonic style that sounds wrong for the music. That's not to detract form his musicianship; Fischer-DIeskau made a terrible Rigoletto because he was a fish out of water, too. From the opening number on there's no sense of reverence or emotional warmth, and by eschewing operatic excitement in the Dies Irae, the conductor makes it sound flat.
The Vienna Phil. are capable of sounding Verdian, as they did so spledidly under Reiner in this work. Here they too often seem constrained by Harnoncourt's sobrieyt. when the brass cut ooose, the sonic effect is tremendous, needless to say. Using a small professional chorus like the Anold Schoenberg is a major plus in terms of precision, diciton, and intonation. As for the solo quartet, only the bass D'Arcangelo possesses a large enough voice. The ideal is to transplant the leads from Trovatore or Aida into the cathedral; here they have wandered in from cosi fan tutte.
given how many great versions of this work already exist, Harnoncourt counts as no more than a good effort executed in the wrong style. If you must have a cooler, smaller Verdi Requiem, there is always Gardiner on Philips, which has the added advantage of fitting on one CD.
Verdi: Messa da Requiem [Hybrid SACD] Poster
Harnoncourt's Verdi Requiem stresses the "spiritual" aspects of the work and downplays its theatrical elements. He's aided by the wonderful playing and singing of the Vienna Philharmonic and the Arnold Schoenberg Choir. Both give Harnoncourt precisely what he wants. It's doubtful though that what results in a recording competitive with the best. Pacing is agonizingly slow, without the rhythmic life that allows other versions that stress the score's religious aspects (Guilini for EMI and BBC, Fricsay for DG) to retain their classic status. The slow tempos do allow Harnoncourt to explore details often overlooked by others, so the huge outbursts of the "Dies Irae" section have the kind of precise articulation and carefully observed instrumental details rarely heard. But the slow speeds also come at the cost of pushing his miscast, light-voiced solo quartet far beyond their limits. Their singing is full of carefully refined tonal shadings that seem out of place in this work, as well as afflicted by intrusive vibratos. Verdi completists and the curious will want this; others will be content with such longtime favorites as the Giulini, Solti (Decca), and Toscanini (RCA) versions. --Dan DavisClassical Music CDs
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