Verdi: Requiem

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at its best there's a heady, generous appeal to Urmana's heavy tone. More memorable is the commitment to text and expression from bass Ildar Abdrazakov, and tenor Piotr Beczala's technically... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 4th Nov 2013
Catalogue No: 9341402
Label: Erato
Length: 76 minutes

Verdi: Requiem

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Piotr Beczala (tenor), Violetta Urmana (mezzo-soprano), Ildar Abdrazakov (bass), Kristin Lewis (soprano)
Choeur de l'Opéra National de Paris, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Choeurs de l'Opéra National de Paris
Philippe Jordan

I. Requiem

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II. Dies irae

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III. Tuba mirum

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IV. Mors stupebit

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V. Liber scriptus

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VI. Quid sum miser

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VII. Rex Tremendae

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VIII. Recordare

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IX. Ingemisco

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X. Confutatis

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XI. Lacrymosa

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XII. Domine Jesu Christe - Hostias

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XIII. Sanctus,

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XIV. Agnus Dei

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XV. Lux Aeterna

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XVI. Libera me

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In his magnificent Requiem, first heard in Milan in1874, Verdi brought all his dramatic genius to a sacred text. The chorus and orchestra of the Paris Opéra, under their music director Philippe Jordan, marked the composer’s bicentenary in 2013 with two performances of the work. Joining them was an impressive quartet of soloists: soprano Kristin Lewis, mezzo-soprano Violeta Urmana, tenor Piotr Beczala and bass Ildar Abdrazakov.

“The result was a performance on an elevated level,” wrote ForumOpéra. “The audience rose to its feet to acknowledge an interpretation that sought less to wake the dead than to pay them tribute. That was precisely Verdi’s intention when he originally decided to compose a Requiem to honour [the poet] Alessandro Manzoni ... Kristin Lewis’ voice blossoms to the full in the scores of Verdi’s maturity ... Her Aida was stunning, and [here] her sleek luminosity evoked the Nile (and Leontyne Price) ... Violeta Urmana was even throughout her range, with a generous middle register and sure top notes ... Piotr Beczala’s sculpted tone accommodated both nuance and restraint and .... Ildar Abdrazakov’s singing was ... filled with humanity ... his tone noble, cut from royal cloth.”

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February 2014

at its best there's a heady, generous appeal to Urmana's heavy tone. More memorable is the commitment to text and expression from bass Ildar Abdrazakov, and tenor Piotr Beczala's technically impressive and highly sensitive vocalism: his impeccably stylish Ingemisco and hushed Hostias are the plums of the set.

Verdi: Requiem

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