Hector Berlioz Robert Spano Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - Berlioz Requiem (10 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Hector Berlioz, Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Berlioz: Requiem [Hybrid SACD]
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Introitus: Requiem and Kyrie
2. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Dies Irae
3. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Quid Sum Miser
4. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Rex Tremendae
5. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Quaerens Me
6. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Lacrymosa
7. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Offertorium: Domine Jesu Christe
8. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Hostias
9. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Sanctus
10. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Agnus Dei

CD Details

All Artists: Hector Berlioz, Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Frank Lopardo
Title: Berlioz: Requiem [Hybrid SACD]
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Telarc
Release Date: 8/24/2004
Album Type: Hybrid SACD - DSD
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Early Music, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 089408062766

CD Reviews

Nice recording

Jeff Brown | Portland, OR | 10/05/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"While this recording is first-rate in terms of technical quality, the muscial performance is lacking. The SACD is clear and wide-ranging. All the instruments and voices are easily distinguished. The problem is that the weight of this work is never heard, almost as if the orchestra is afraid of showing any force. The percussion try, but the brass are especially 'nice' and always sound reserved. One never hears the anger, attitude, or magnitude required to convey the power of this music. I would recommend the recording of Davis with the London Symphony that is recently available from Pentatone on SACD. It is an older recording that is incredibly updated to sound as good as this one, but with more power, emotional exploration, and maturity."