Verdi: Requiem

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Michele Pertusi is exemplary, with a lovely legato quality…Erika Grimaldi is at her best when projecting the drama of the text…the LSO Chorus are superb throughout, as are the LSO themselves.... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2017 More…

Release Date: 7th Apr 2017
Catalogue No: LSO0800
Label: LSO Live
Length: 77 minutes

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Verdi: Requiem

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Daniela Barcellona, Erika Grimaldi, Michele Pertusi, Francesco Meli
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
Gianandrea Noseda

I. Introit - Kyrie

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II. Dies irae "Dies irae"

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II. Dies irae "Tuba mirum"

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II. Dies irae "Mors stupebit"

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II. Dies irae "Liber scriptus"

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II. Dies irae "Quid sum miser"

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II. Dies irae "Rex tremendae"

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II. Dies irae "Recordare"

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II. Dies irae "Ingemisco"

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II. Dies irae "Confutatis"

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II. Dies irae "Lacrimosa"

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III. Offertory "Domine Jesu Christe"

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III. Offertory "Hostias"

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IV. Sanctus

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V. Agnus Dei

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VI. Communion "Lux aeterna"

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VII. Libera me

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VII. Libera me "Dies irae"

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VII. Libera me "Requiem aeternam"

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VII. Libera me "Libera me"

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Recently appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda gathered together an outstanding cast of Italian stars for these searing performances of Verdi’s Requiem to open the LSO’s 2016/17 season.

Originally destined to be a collaboration of movements from Italian composers to honour the death of Rossini, the Requiem evolved into a memorial for the Italian writer and poet Alessandro Manzoni, whom Verdi revered, and premiered on 22 May 1874 – exactly a year after Manzoni’s death.

The most complex and dramatic sequence is the 'Dies irae' (Day of wrath). The vivid text of the Last Judgement allows Verdi's operatic talents to flourish amidst the drama and pathos. The main theme erupts in violent fury of brass and percussion while the chorus roars a descending scale pattern of intimidating catastrophe and fear. In a momentary lull, a single trumpet in the orchestra opens a simple fanfare, answered quietly by a trumpet out in the concert hall. The fanfare builds in intensity and numbers until the four trumpets on stage and four house trumpets, often spatially arranged for maximum effect, join the full orchestra for a blazing opening to the choral entrance of the 'Tuba mirum' (The trumpet shall sound).

Whilst not a devout Catholic, Verdi was influenced by a profound sense of higher power: combining his gifts for the theatrical with his admiration for the great Italian liturgical music of the past, he created a passionate and deeply moving masterpiece, beloved of performers and audiences alike.

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June 2017

Michele Pertusi is exemplary, with a lovely legato quality…Erika Grimaldi is at her best when projecting the drama of the text…the LSO Chorus are superb throughout, as are the LSO themselves. The strings and brass, especially, respond to Noseda’s direction with refinement and panache

3rd April 2017

this is an impressively disciplined account of the mighty score, with expressive Italian soloists, a superb choir (trained by Simon Halsey) and the LSO on top form.

18th April 2017

Under Gianandrea Noseda, this live recording by the London Symphony Orchestra, LSO Chorus and evenly matched vocal quartet of Erika Grimaldi (soprano), Daniels Barcellona (mezzo soprano), Francesco Meli (tenor) and Michele Pertusi (bass), play honestly and powerfully to its strengths. Noseda paces it with dramatic verve and fresh intensity. The chorus has focus, girth and versatility. The soloists strike that fine balance between discipline and indulgence. There are many moments that will send shivers up the spine.

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