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Track(s) taken from LSO0627
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Marie Arnet (soprano), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
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Barbican, London, United Kingdom
Release date: February 2008
Total duration: 100 minutes 54 seconds
 

Reviews

'This is a grandly scaled, nobly contoured reading, by turns monumental and ferociously dramatic. With biting choral attack, searing, spitting strings and scything trumpets, the Dies Irae has a terrifying intensity I have rarely heard equalled. The Rex tremendae, too, is overwhelming in its desperate fervour&… superbly played and vividly recorded’’ (Gramophone)

'This performance benefits from marvellous sound and shows Davis secure in his tempo choices and bringing that combination of solemnity, grandeur and drama ... Soprano Marie Arnet’s pristine tone and flawless intonation make her near ideal’’ (BBC Music Magazine)
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'A deeply felt account of a masterpiece from a conductor who has lived with this music for most of his professional life' (The Sunday Times)
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