Verdi - Messa da Requiem
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Label: Orfeo - Orfeo d'Or
Cat No: C728082
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 26th May 2008
Contents
Artists
Antonietta StellaOralia Dominguez
Nicolai Gedda
Giuseppe Modesti
Wiener Singverein
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Herbert von KarajanWorks
Requiem (Messa da Requiem)Artists
Antonietta StellaOralia Dominguez
Nicolai Gedda
Giuseppe Modesti
Wiener Singverein
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Herbert von KarajanAbout
Antonietta Stella had made her spectacular début as Leonora in La forza del destino in Rome in 1951 and was often to be heard in Italian roles in many of the world's great opera houses. With her radiant soprano voice, she ensured that under Karajan's direction the 'Libera me' left an overwhelming impression.
As Clemens Höslinger wrote at the time, the 'Hostias' was sung "as if by a 'vox coelestis'" by the tenor Nicolai Gedda, who in one of his earliest appearances in Vienna gave proof of his unique gifts and musicality, qualities that were to enthral music lovers for decades to come.
The Italian bass Giuseppe Modesti was then at the height of his career. A member of the La Scala ensemble, he gave guest performances all over the world, impressing Viennese audiences, too, with his true basso profundo.
The Verdi Requiem was also one of the cornerstones of the repertory of the Mexican contralto Oralia Dominguez. Although she was not yet 30, she had already appeared under such eminent conductors as Victor de Sabata and Ferenc Fricsay, in addition to Karajan himself.
It goes without saying that with an ensemble of this excellence, Karajan's interpretation is in no way inferior to his later readings of the work but offers a highly interesting alternative in terms of its vivacity and brio.
Live Recording 1954.
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