Dimitri Mitropoulos- Ica Legacy: Berlioz Requiem
ICA holds a veritable treasure trove of historical recordings, the Cologne Broadcasts especially honing in on a rich period of performance in Germany. This stellar 1956 Berlioz Requiem is conducted by maestro Dimitri Mitropoulos, an exceptional musical mind and predecessor of Leonard Bernstein as music director of the New York Philharmonic. As added interest, this release features a young Nicolai Gedda as the tenor soloist in the Sanctus.
Tracklist:
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Requiem Et Kyrie
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Dies Irae
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Quid Sum Miser
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Rex Tremendae
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Quaerens Me
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Lacrimosa
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Offertoire
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Hostias
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Sanctus
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Agnus Dei
ICA holds a veritable treasure trove of historical recordings, the Cologne Broadcasts especially honing in on a rich period of performance in Germany. This stellar 1956 Berlioz Requiem is conducted by maestro Dimitri Mitropoulos, an exceptional musical mind and predecessor of Leonard Bernstein as music director of the New York Philharmonic. As added interest, this release features a young Nicolai Gedda as the tenor soloist in the Sanctus.
Tracklist:
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Requiem Et Kyrie
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Dies Irae
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Quid Sum Miser
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Rex Tremendae
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Quaerens Me
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Lacrimosa
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Offertoire
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Hostias
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Sanctus
- Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Agnus Dei