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Verdi / Price / Norman / Carreras / Lso / Abbado: Requiem
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Giuseppe Verdi, himself an honored patriotic figure, held the poet Alessandro Manzoni in the highest of esteem. The great Requiem mass, as superb and typicaI as any of his operas, was composed by Verdi in memory of "Il Santo Don Alessandro". This live recording from the worId's greatest arts festivaIs features CIaudio Abbado, internationalIy acclaimed as one of the finest conductors of the day, who studied at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi, conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and the Edinburgh FestivaI Chorus. A rare gathering of four of the worId's most distinguished singers sets the scene for an unforgettabIe performance of one of the most dramatic Requiem Masses. |
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