Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Mariss Jansons – Mozart: Requiem (Live) (2014) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz]

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Mariss Jansons – Mozart: Requiem (Live) (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 47:27 minutes | 556 MB | Genre: Classical
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In this era of minimally sized ensembles performing Mozart, it’s almost refreshing to hear the composer’s swan song, the unfinished Requiem in D minor, K. 626, performed by the sizable Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam under conductor Mariss Jansons. The recording is part of a series of live performances of major requiem masses, with those by Brahms and Verdi following this one. Indeed, Jansons’ reading of Mozart’s mass seems to look forward to the other two; it has a broad Romantic feel and an operatic tinge in the solo parts, ably supported by a quartet of soloists including the mighty contralto Bernarda Fink. Operatic is probably the way to go in Mozart when dealing with a large orchestra, and in general this is a strong example of a rather old-fashioned way of doing Mozart, one that still has plenty of mileage. Sample the opening Introitus and its extremely unusual and very effective pacing quality. The Netherlands Radio Choir’s contributions in the explosive Dies Irae and other large sections are outstanding, with power married to contrapuntal precision. The sound from the engineering team associated with the orchestra’s in-house label is excellent; there’s many a studio recording that can only aspire to this level of clarity and fidelity. This is, in short, an exceptional Mozart Requiem for anyone with any sympathy for what the 19th century brought to the work.

Tracklist:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Requiem in D minor, KV 626 (F.X. Süssmayr)
1 Introit: Requiem aeternam 04:17
2 Kyrie eleison 02:30
3 Sequence No. 1: Dies Irae 01:51
4 Sequence No. 2: Tuba mirum 03:38
5 Sequence No. 3: Rex tremendae majestatis 01:51
6 Sequence No. 4: Recordare, Jesu pie 05:29
7 Sequence No. 5: Confutatis maledictis 02:54
8 Sequence No. 6: Lacrimosa dies illa 02:55
9 Offertory No. 1: Domine Jesu Christe 03:52
10 Offertory No. 2: Hostias et preces 03:45
11 Sanctus 01:37
12 Benedictus 04:29
13 Agnus Dei 03:05
14 Communion: Lux aeterna 05:14

Personnel:
Genia Kühmeier, soprano
Bernarda Fink, contralto
Mark Padmore, tenor
Gerald Finley, bass
Netherlands Radio Choir
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Recorded live at Concertgebouw Amsterdam on 14-16 September 2011

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