Verdi, Giuseppe: Messa da Requiem - Price, Baker, Luchetti, Van Dam, Chicago Symphony, Solti
Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem – Leontyne Price, soprano; Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; Veriano Luchetti, tenor; Jose van Dam, bass;
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Sir George Solti, conductor
Classical | 1 CD | EAC Rip | 387 MB (3% recovery) | FLAC+LOG+Cue | Complete scans
Publisher: RCA Red Seal/Sony Classical | Recorded: 1977 | Published: 2010
Verdi, Giuseppe: Messa da Requiem - Price, Baker, Luchetti, Van Dam, Chicago Symphony, Solti
Of Georg Solti’s two recordings of the Verdi Requiem, I slightly prefer this later one, though I realize that this isn’t received wisdom. The Decca recording, after all, features Sutherland, Horne, Pavarotti, and Talvela as soloists, and while Sutherland arguably is not the right voice for the part, everyone else is very good indeed. On the other hand, Leontyne Price, even toward the end of her career, certainly does have the right voice, as does Veriano Luchetti, while Baker and Van Dam are very intelligent singers by any measure, and they do a good job here. Besides, it’s hard not to raise an eyebrow at the generic complaint that “singer X lacks a true Italianate timbre” when the words being sung are in Latin and the drama (such as it is) occurs entirely within a devotional framework. The music certainly can take many different approaches, particularly when there’s so little actual agreement on what a “true Italianate timbre” is.
Also compared to the Decca recording, Solti here has the finer chorus, a better orchestra (for this work at least), and strangely enough, better (meaning less gimmicky) sound, particularly in this admirable new remastering that minimizes the claustrophobic closeness of the original and allows some air to circulate around the performers. Solti’s interpretation remains consistent, exciting, and direct, with a particularly thrilling account of the brief Sanctus and a Dies Irae chorus that is as violent as anyone could want without ever turning merely brutal or hysterical. A work as rich as this one always excites a wide range of opinions, and personal preferences tend to vary substantially. My personal favorite, all things considered, is the first Muti on EMI, with Scotto, Baltsa, Luchetti, Nesterenko, and the Philharmonia Orchestra; but on any given day I also might go for one of Giulini’s (his best is his mono live recording on BBC Legends), Fricsay (DG), Shaw, Toscanini, and yes, either of Solti’s. He’s definitely among the select few. - David Hurwitz, Classicstoday.com [12/17/2004]
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On this recording:
Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem
1. Requiem and Kyrie
2. Dies Irae
3. Tuba mirum
4. Liber scriptus
5. Quid sum miser
6. Rex tremendae
7. Recordare
8. Ingemisco
9. Confutatis
10. Lacrymosa
11. Offertorio
12. Sanctus]
13. Agnus Dei
14. Lux aeterna
15. Libera me