 | from Verdi: Requiem (SIGCD184) 1 Introitus – Kyrie [8'39] 85 minutes 49 seconds 16 tracks2 Dies irae [2'15] 3 Tuba mirum – Mors stupebit [3'25] 4 Liber scriptus [5'34] 5 Quid sum miser [3'45] 6 Rex tremendae [3'54] 7 Recordare [4'27] 8 Ingemisco [3'47] 9 Confutatis [5'20] 10 Lacrimosa [6'02] 11 Domine Jesu Christe [4'38] 12 Hostias [6'15] 13 Sanctus [2'43] 14 Agnus Dei [4'42] 15 Lux aeterna [6'25] 16 Libera me – Dies irae – Requiem aeternam – Libera me [13'58] 'The darker side of Verdi suits the Russian mood. La Scala itself would be hard-pressed to offer more appropriately sounded and coloured singing and playing than that provided here by the Mikhailovsky ... 'This is a full-blooded performance of Verdi 's late work … full marks for passion' (The Daily Telegraph) |