Verdi’s Requiem conducted by Giuseppe Patanè

Name: Verdi's Requiem conducted by Giuseppe Patanè
Item: Verdi's Requiem conducted by Giuseppe Patanè
Rating: 4

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4.0

By Terry Blain

Published: June 1, 2016 at 10:07 am

COMPOSERS: Giuseppe Verdi
LABELS: Brilliant
ALBUM TITLE: Verdi
WORKS: Messa da Requiem
PERFORMER: Leipzig Radio Choir & Symphony Orchestra/Giuseppe Patanè
CATALOGUE NO: 94948 (1975)

An unheralded Requiem from the 1970s, but with solid soloists, fine choral singing and well-balanced sound, Patanè proves an excellent Verdian, eliciting excitement without melodrama in a movingly devotional reading.

Terry Blain

Terry Blain

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Terry Blain is a classical music journalist and broadcaster, writing for BBC Music Magazine, Opera magazine, Star Tribune, Culture NI et al.

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