Verdi: Requiem & Quattro Pezzi Sacri

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Morandi brings to his interpretation a youthful, Italian energy and generosity of expression.
Given a judicious choice of young soloists, all up to their exigent tasks, an excellent chorus (a... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Catalogue No: 8550944-45
Label: Naxos
Length: 2 hours 6 minutes

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Verdi: Requiem

Work length1:26:15

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$27.30

Cesar Hernandez (tenor), Carlo Colombara (bass), Elena Filipova (soprano), Gloria Scalchi (mezzo-soprano)
Hungarian State Opera
Pier Giorgio Morandi
Recorded: 22-31 December 1996
Recording Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest

Requiem and Kyrie

Track length9:12

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$2.60

Dies irae

Track length2:18

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Tuba mirum

Track length1:52

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Mors stupebit

Track length1:38

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Liber sciptus

Track length5:12

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Quid sum miser

Track length3:57

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Rex tremendae

Track length3:49

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Recordare

Track length4:16

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Ingemisco

Track length3:33

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Confutatis

Track length5:46

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Lacrymosa

Track length5:45

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Offertorio: Domine Jesu

Track length4:36

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Offertorio: Hostias et preces tibi

Track length6:15

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Sanctus

Track length2:36

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Agnus Dei

Track length5:22

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Lux aeterna

Track length6:28

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Libera me

Track length2:16

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Dies irae

Track length2:28

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Requiem aeternam

Track length2:58

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Libera me

Track length5:58

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Verdi: Quattro Pezzi Sacri

Work length39:51

$9.00

$11.60

Elena Filipova (soprano), Gloria Scalchi (mezzo-soprano), Cesar Hernandez (tenor), Carlo Colombara (bass)
Hungarian State Opera
Pier Giorgio Morandi
Recorded: 22-31 December 1996
Recording Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest

Ave Maria

Track length5:31

$1.00

$1.30

Stabat mater

Track length13:01

$3.00

$3.85

Laudi alla vergine Maria

Track length5:35

$1.00

$1.30

Te Deum

Track length15:44

$4.00

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2010

Morandi brings to his interpretation a youthful, Italian energy and generosity of expression.
Given a judicious choice of young soloists, all up to their exigent tasks, an excellent chorus (a shattering 'Dies irae', an alert, not too drilled Sanctus, a disciplined 'Libera me' fugue) and a well-fashioned recording, this set makes a compelling case for recommendation as an alternative to Gardiner's period-performance set. Try track 7, the 'Rex tremendae', where you can hear how Morandi builds a movement unerringly to an appropriately tremendous climax.
The soloists show how involved they are in the work, form a good ensemble and individually exhibit the intelligence to sing quietly as needed. Filipova and Scalchi combine into a rich-toned duo in 'Liber scriptus', spoilt a little by moments of indeterminate pitch from the soprano. Hernández, with his warm, baritonal, Spanish-style tenor, sings a sensitive 'Ingemisco' (a touch of insecurity at the start excepted), succeeded by Colombara's truly magisterial conjuring of the flames of hell at 'Confutatis maledictis'. Filipova's floated entry at 'huic ergo' in the succeeding trio and the sheer intensity of the whole 'Lacrymosa' bring the 'Dies irae' to a fitting close.
The rest of the work's performance is on an equivalent level of achievement, Morandi always judging speeds to a nicety. The fill-up to this large-scale reading is a fine performance of the Quattro pezzi sacri.

Verdi: Requiem & Quattro Pezzi Sacri

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