Berlioz: Requiem; Boito: Prologue to Mefistofele
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As one would expect, Robert Shaw's rendition of the Requiem is magnificently polished, with choral singing that is beyond compare. The drama is not quite as pronounced as with Davis and Munch, but the work's majestic architecture stands clearly revealed. For once, Telarc's thunderous, bass-heavy pickup adds something to the sonic picture. --Ted Libbey
Berlioz: Requiem; Boito: Prologue to Mefistofele, Music, John Cheek, Hector Berlioz, Arrigo Boito, Giuseppe Verdi, Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, John Aler, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Italian Romantic Opera, Opera, Orchestral & Symphonic, Requiem/Requiem Section
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Tracks:
- I. Requiem Et Kyrie
- II. Dies Irae
- III. Quid Sum Miser
- IV. Rex Tremendae
- V. Quaerens Me
- VI. Lacrymosa
- VII. Offertorium
- VIII. Hostias
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- IX. Sanctus - John Aler
- X. Agnus Dei - John Aler
- I. Prelude And Chorus - John Cheek
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- III. Vocal Scherzo
- IV. Final Psalmody
- Te Deum
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As one would expect, Robert Shaw's rendition of the Requiem is magnificently polished, with choral singing that is beyond compare. The drama is not quite as pronounced as with Davis and Munch, but the work's majestic architecture stands clearly revealed. For once, Telarc's thunderous, bass-heavy pickup adds something to the sonic picture. --Ted Libbey
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Outstanding.......2005-12-28
Of all the modern recordings of Berlioz' Requiem, Robert Shaw's is the best on every count.
I wouldn't want to be without it.
However, I also wouldn't want to spend a day without the immortal Charles Munch/Boston Symphony version. Especially in the stunning new hybrid SACD remastering.
Simply, this is one of those times when it is just common sense to own two best recordings of the same work.
If you love this work and know these two recordings, you understand why.
Great but not the Ultimate.......2004-09-09
Whenever I hear works like this (or Mozart's or Verdi's or Brahm's Requiems) I am still in awe of the intellectual and emotional depths to which the composer plunged. This is a good, some might say great recording. I too am a Telarc fan and think their work is of the highest quality. Saying that, I will say that I found the work slightly "sterile" at least compared to Sir Thomas Beecham and the Royal Philharmonic recording that is nothing short of titantic.
Beecham seemed to put his whole heart and soul into the project whereas the current recording is one of intellectual rather than emotional interest. I judge Requiems an odd way - by listening to the Lacrymosa. Whether it is Mozart or Verdi or Berliotz, this particular element seems to hit emotional paydirt. Judging in this case I find it (again) entirely adequate but without the verve of the Beecham recording.
One other thing - many times the orchestra overwhelms the vocalist and this should NEVER be the case unless directly ordered by the composer. What's more, this should never happen in a modern recording studio.
A superb modern performance of the Berlioz Requiem........2003-12-12
Two hundred years ago today, Louis-Hector Berlioz was born. This is a day for me to comment on a few of my favorite performances of his works, some of them "favorites by acclamation" and others simply those in which I find special merit, enough so that they are frequently in my CD players.
Berlioz's Requiem is, with Giuseppe Verdi's "Manzoni" Requiem, one of the two great dramatic renderings of this text; works that have stood the test of time. If the Verdi work is the more frequently performed and operatic Requiem, the Berlioz is the more "forward-looking" and not at all lacking in its own drama and grandeur.
One needs to go "back into the vaults" to find a recorded performance of this essential Berlioz work that matches Robert Shaw's stunning version in its balance of sublime beauty and visceral excitement, not to mention its spacious sonics, all the way back to the much earlier performances by Charles Munch and Sir Thomas Beecham in fact. And then, of course, one pays a fairly heavy penalty in terms of sonics.
Despite the resources required, the work hardly lacks for "decent" recordings that are more modern than the Beecham and Munch ones, by such esteemed Berlioz specialists as Sir Colin Davis and Charles Dutoit, as well as by James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Seiji Ozawa and Sir Andre Previn. But "decent" is just not good enough; some of these fail to catch fire in one way or another, and none of them have the choral excellence of this Shaw recording under consideration. Only the Dutoit (in an otherwise curiously unengaging performance) can come close to matching Shaw in terms of recorded sound. (In fairness, I confess to not yet having heard John Eliot Gardiner's recording. It may, in its HIP [historically informed performance] way, be the equal of this Shaw recording.)
Shaw finds the appropriate dynamic contrasts in the work, from the gentlest supplications of the "Sanctus" and "Agnus Dei" to the most violent outbursts of the "Dies irae" and "Rex tremendae." The sound - and the perception of depth and spatial effects - is of demonstration quality, particularly in the "Tuba mirum" section of the "Dies irae," for which four brass bands are disposed at the extreme corners of the recording venue at Atlanta Symphony Hall.
The blazing originality of Berlioz shines through everywhere, not just in the instrumental (and choral) outbursts. The otherworldly effect in the "Hostias" of having flutes and trombones separated by many octaves, to represent the immensity of the distance from Heaven to Hell, is captured perfectly, right down to the trombones' pedal-tone growl (just one of many Berlioz innovations). John Aler, arguably our very best "American French tenor," is splendid in the "Sanctus," and the Shaw chorus, needless to say, is one that is seldom - if ever - topped.
John Aler can also be found on a Delos recording of another Berlioz work in a similar vein, the Te Deum (conducted by Dennis Keene), a recording I recommend highly. Regrettably, Robert Shaw never committed the Berlioz Te Deum to disc; it would have made a perfect filler. (This might be because of the special antiphonal "call and response" requirements between orchestra and organ that Berlioz takes pains to specify. Aler/Keene had the benefit of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine for their recording, a perfect venue for the work.)
But the two fillers in this boxed set - the Prologue to Arrigo Boito's Mefistofele and Verdi's Te Deum - which earlier filled a Telarc LP - are nonetheless excellent "fits" for the Berlioz Requiem.
I can remember, a quarter-century ago, when Norman Treigle "owned" the role of Mefistofele while he was at the New York City Opera (an ownership that was subsequently taken over by Samuel Ramey upon Treigle's unfortunate death by suicide). If John Cheek isn't quite the match for Treigle or Ramey, he doesn't miss by much. And the ASO performance and Telarc recording quality are pretty much assured of shaking your rafters just as well as the dramatic parts of the Berlioz work will.
The Verdi work is equally fine, but not nearly as cataclysmic as his "Manzoni" Requiem or Berlioz's own Te Deum.
The age of these performances (1984 for the Berlioz and 1979 for the fillers) doesn't show a bit. And neither does Berlioz the composer, 200 years old today.
Bon anniversaire, M. Berlioz!
Bob Zeidler
Utterly magnificent!.......2003-06-02
A while ago I gave my opinion of Dutoit's recording of the Berlioz Requiem on this site, and took the opportunity to sing the praise of this magnificent work - extensively so, and I won't repeat myself here. But every time I hear it, it again seems to grow in stature. In fact, I feel this work is so profound that it is more than worthy to stand alongside those other very greatest choral works in history, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis and Bach's Hohe Messe.
And this recording must be the best one made of it (there really ought to be many, many more to choose from, though!). That Shaw knows how to get the best out of a chorus we knew, but frankly I haven't been unreservedly happy with his handling of the orchestra in some other recordings (Mahler's Eight seems a relevant case in point). However, no such reservations here. Details are meticulously moulded, tempo's perfectly judged, and dynamics closely observed (though a little more 'swell' would have been welcome here and there). Rhythmic articulation is stunningly crisp both in chorus and orchestra (notice the choral singing in the Kyrie!). John Aler is the perfect soloist in the Sanctus, giving an unforced, deeply dignified reading of a piece that too often is allowed to veer towards the operatic - and this Requiem certainly isn't opera!
To top things of all these glorious sounds are caught in the best Telarc fashion, with completely natural perspectives and a thrillingly spacial feel to the four brass bands - not only in the Tuba Mirum, but in their quieter parts elsewhere too. Details remain clearly audible when textures thicken. All in all, a recording that allows full and unhampered immersion in this deeply moving and at times overwhelming masterpiece. I would still like to here John Elliot Gardiner's take on this work, as I did after hearing the Dutoit, but I doubt he can do very much better than this.
Fantastic Recording of a Fantastic Work!.......2003-02-08
The Berlioz Requiem is seldom performed, simply because of the sheer enormity of the production and the number of musicians involved. The large main orchestra is surrounded by four brass choirs, in addition to a choir of several hundred voices. There are no less than 16 tympanists, 18 trombonists, 12 horns and nine cymbalists.
I've only heard it performed live once, with the brass choirs placed equidistantly around the large performance hall, and it was an event never to be forgotten! This recording approximates that experience. It's really a great recording and sure to become an important selection in your classical music library!
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Utterly disapointing.......2006-12-12
The sound and mixing on these CDs are below anything. It's the type of CD where you constantly have to adjust the volume because some songs are just inaudible and then others come out blaring. Is there anything more annoying? The recording is poor quality. And the interpretations are just bland. A waste of money.
Great!.......2006-02-25
Product was exactly as specified, received fast and in perfect condition. Thank you.
charming.......2005-05-25
i listen to this compilation of songs all of the time. i love to listen to it while drinking my Earl Grey tea. and eating a piping hot english muffin. pure bliss!
Something for everyone!.......2004-01-11
This double CD is certainly worth the small price. The choral music runs the gamut from Bach to John Tavener, all represented by well-known choirs and conductors. Although the music is wonderful, the selctions are not in any order, sometimes creating confusion. But give a listen and if you do not get hooked on the greatest choral music ever written, then you need to crawl back in your cave!
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- World's Greatest Choruses
- The #1 Choral Album
- The Power & The Majesty: Essential Choral Classics
ASIN: B00000JNPO
Release Date: 1999-07-20 |
Tracks:
- Nabucco: Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves: Va, pensiero - Chicago Symphony Orhcestra And Chorus
- Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus - Zurich Tonhalle Orch; Zinman, D.
- Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus: Treulich gefuhrt ziehet dahin - Wiener Philharmoniker
- Miserere (Abridged) Allegri - Zurich Tonhalle Orch; Zinman, D.
- Cantata No. 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freunde - Orchestra Of The Collegium Musicum
- Ave verum corpus, K. 618 - Zurich Tonhalle Orch; Zinman, D.
- Canatique de Jean Racine - Stephen Cleobury
- L'enfance du Christ: Shepherd's farewell: Il s'en va lion de la terre - Zurich Tonhalle Orch; Zinman, D.
- Montesquiou: Pavane
- Totus tuus (excerpt) - Zurich Tonhalle Orch; Zinman, D.
- Ein deutsches Requiem: Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen - Chicago Symphony Orchestra And Chorus
- Tannhauser: Pilgrims' Chorus: Begluckt darf nun dich - Zurich Tonhalle Orch; Zinman, D.
- Requiem: Sanctus - Choeur et Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
- Requiem: Lacrimosa - Zurich Tonhalle Orch; Zinman, D.
- Song For Athene - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
- La Damnation de Faust: Laus! Laus! Hosanna! Hosanna! - Zurich Tonhalle Orch; Zinman, D.
Tracks:
- Requiem: Dies irae ... Tuba mirum
- Il trovartore: Anvil Chorus: Verdi! le forsche
- Judas Maccabaeus: See The Conquering Hero Comes
- Mass In B minor: Sanctus
- Zadok The Priest
- Symphony No. 9 'Choral': Fourth Movement - Excerpt
- Requiem: Dies irae
- Die Himmel erzahlen
- Carmen: Toreador Chorus: Les voici, les voici
- Elijah: Thanks Be To God
- Weihnachtsoratorium: Jauchzet, frohlocket
- Matthaus-Passion: Wirsetzen uns mit Tranen nieder
- Ave, Signor degli angeli e dei santi!
- Messiah: Hallelujah
- Rule Britannia
- Jerusalem
- Carminia Burana: O Fortuna
- Faust: Soldiers' Chorus: Gloire immortelle
- Faust: Apotheosis
Customer Reviews:
Very powerful and moving.......2000-04-10
These two CD's, one titled Music Sublime and the other Music All-Powerful, bring together some of the greatest choral masterpieces ever composed. The All-Powerful CD, by the way, is not easy listening.
Many of the performances are simply the best available, however the performance of Mozart's Requiem, one of my favorite works, on this CD doesn't capture all the power and mystery of this glorious masterpiece. Also surprising is that the CD's don't include anything from Mozart's Great Mass in C, the powerful Finale of Haydn's Seven Last Words of Christ, or Vivaldi's Gloria. No Schubert either, and Borodin's powerful choruses from Prince Igor are also left out. Well, you can only fit so much on two CD's, but the above mentioned works are, in my humble opinion, more important than some of the music selections on these discs. If you love choral music, however, get ready for music paradise. And if you don't love choral music already, what better way to get started.
Music Review:
- Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4; Haydn-Variations; Tragic Overture [Box set]
- Brahms, Tchikovsky: Violin Concertos
- Brubeck - The Gates of Justice (Milken Archive American Jewish Music)
- Buxtehude: Geistliche Kantaten
- Complete Violin Sonatas / Grumiaux, Jaccottet, Mermoud
- Danzi: Wind Quintets, Op. 56, Nos. 1-3; Sextet in E flat major
- Darius Milhaud: Service Sacre [Milken Archive of American Jewish Music]
- Debussy: La Mer - Jeux - Rhapsodie pour clarinette et orchestre
- Debussy, Ravel, Webern: String Quartets
- Delibes - Lakmé / Dessay, Kunde, van Dam, Petibon, Haidan, Konsek, Leguérinel, Plasson
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