Pentatone: PTC5186191

Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5 (Requiem)

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PTC5186191

Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5 (Requiem)

Ronald Dowd (tenor)

London Symphony Orchestra & Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Sir Colin Davis

Winner of a prestigious Grammy Award in 1971, this landmark recording has been digitally remastered and is now presented in spectacular RQR sound. Tenor soloist Ronald Dowd is joined by the Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. The whole glorious performance conducted by the great Berlioz conductor of our time, Sir Colin Davis.

Remastered Quadro Recording (RQR)

“A third outing for a recording that's still peerless after almost 40 years” Gramophone Magazine, December 2008

“…Colin Davis's… idiomatic, detailed shaping of this enormous score makes most other seem glib… this version also receives the benefit of SACD clarity and surround-sound… The result is a revelation.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2008 ****