Mozart: Requiem

Period-instrument shocks and surprises come thick and fast as Harnoncourt encourages a short-breathed, staccato style that sits more comfortably with his orchestra than the soloists. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2014, 3 out of 5 stars

Release Date: 4th Nov 2013
Catalogue No: 107295
Label: Arthaus Musik

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Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626

Live from The Musikverein, Vienna, 1981
Rachel Yakar (soprano), Ortrun Wenkel (contralto), Kurt Equiluz (tenor) & Robert Holl (bass)
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor & Concentus Musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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Rachel Yakar (soprano), Ortrun Wenkel (contralto), Kurt Equiluz (tenor) & Robert Holl (bass)
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor & Concentus Musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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Nikolaus Harnoncourt, who is well known for his renewals of readings of the pre-Classical repertoire and an acclaimed master of Mozart interpretation, presented “his” Requiem in 1981. He used period instruments and a cast of singers experienced in authentic performance practice to introduce a new version of the orchestration. This new orchestration was prepared in 1972 and received its Viennese premiere at this concert in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein.

Natural trumpets, hand horns, an early 18th-century set of timpani and two basset-horns blended with the woodwinds and strings in a novel way and infl uenced the vocal aspect of the work, affecting the dynamics of the performance and even the choice of tempi. Even after more than a quarter of a century, the listener can still be thrilled by the attention with which the soloists and members of the Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor react to these different sounds and to the often unfamiliar phrasing of the Concentus Musicus, whose players support the conductor’s interpretation with great commitment.

Sound Format: PCM Stereo

Picture Format: 4:3

DVD Format: DVD 9 / NTSC

Running Time: 55 mins + 21 mins (Bonus)

FSK: 0

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January 2014

Period-instrument shocks and surprises come thick and fast as Harnoncourt encourages a short-breathed, staccato style that sits more comfortably with his orchestra than the soloists.

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