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Purchase at your own risk!!

Siena Williams | DAYTON, OHIO United States | 05/12/2003

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I'm not going to beat around the bush on this one...this recording is horrible! The sound quality is terrible. The chorus sounds slightly off at times and the orchestration is just plain odd! I've heard several recordings of Verdi's Requiem and this is hands down the worst. However, in all fairness to the performers, all the faults I've just mentioned might be due to the sound quality. The soloists are wonderful however, and I think if the recording could be remastered it might be wonderful.Price is in wonderful voice, as is Pavarotti. The bass has a wonderful timbre to his voice and the mezzo is lovely. It's just hard to get past the sound quality. It's almost like they recorded on stage and put the recording equipment out in the lobby! You have to turn it up very loudly to get the full scope of the piece, which in turn, distorts half of it. I would recommend buying another recording of these wonderful pieces."