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Berlioz: Requiem [Hybrid SACD]
from: RCA
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 8287666373286
Format: Hybrid SACD
Label: RCA
Manufacturer: RCA
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: RCA
Release Date: January 25, 2005
Studio: RCA
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Average Rating: 
Rating: - When I die...
Berlioz thought big for his Mass: "The number [of performers] indicated is only relative. If space permit, the chorus may be doubled or tripled, and the orchestra be proportionally increased. But in the event of an exceptionally large chorus, say 700 to 800 voices, the entire chorus should only be used for the Dies Irae, the Tuba Mirum, and the Lacrymosa, the rest of the movements being restricted to 400 voices." I've performed the work as a member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. We did not number ... Read More
Rating: - Remarkable
This has been hailed as a great performance for more than four decades.
It is also a remarkable recording, a true testament to the genius of the late, great Lewis Layton, RCA's Recording Engineer extraordinaire!
This is one of those wonderful occasions where new technology works to show us just how great prior technology really was.
As for the performance, Charles Munch had the common good sense to allow Berlioz' vision to speak for itself. This is a Requiem ... Read More
Rating: - 5 Stars is not enough
I agree with the previous reviewers about both sound and performance. This recording is miraculous, even in CD sound. I do not own a SACD player yet, but this disk tempts me to get one.
I was a bit puzzled about Amazon's price--I bought it in a major retail store as a twoer with a factory sticker to that effect, suggesting that BMG's price is $11.99 for both disks. Even at 11.99 per disk, though, it's still a bargain.
Rating: - Still one of the best recordings
This recording of the Berlioz Requiem (Grande Messe des Morts)
is still after more than Fourty years, one of the best. The tenor
soloist Leopold Simoneu has yet to be bettered in the Sanctus
part, While the New England Conservitory Chorus may not be the
best one for this music they do at least make a good effort. The
Boston Symphony delivers a majestic performance of the music and
Charles Munch manages to keep the whole ... Read More
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