Sacred Selections Episode 2

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On this episode:
Mozart Requiem Collection. Under the direction of 22 great conductors:
Claudio ABBADO, Roland BADER, Sir Thomas BEECHAM, Leonard BERNSTEIN, Karl BÖHM, Guido CANTELLI, Sergiu CELIBIDACHE, William CHRISTIE, Harry CHRISTOPHERS, Sir Colin DAVIS, Ferenc FRICSAY, Sir John Eliot GARDINER, Jean-Charles GIL, Carlo Maria GIULINI, Philippe HERREWEGHE, Herbert von KARAJAN, Sir Charles MACKERRAS, Jean-Claude MALGOIRE, Carl SCHURICHT, Sir Georg SOLTI, Vladimir SPIVAKOV, and Bruno WALTER.




Playlist:

A portion of the manuscript of Mozart's Requie...
A portion of the manuscript of Mozart's Requiem, K 626. (1791), showing his heading for the first movement. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
1. Sir Georg Solti: Mozart Requiem in D minor K.626
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Concert Chorus

Arleen Auger, Soprano
Cecilia Bartoli, Mezzo-Soprano
Vinson Cole, Tenor
René Pape, Bass

St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna.
5-12-1991


06:13 Requiem 16:18 Dies irae 18:24 Tuba mirum 21:31 Rex tremendae 23:36 Recordare 28:41 Confutatis 31:02 Lacrymosa 45:00 Domine Jesu 48:52 Hostias 54:38 Sanctus 56:10 Benedictus 1:09:36 Agnus Dei



Autograph Mozart, Requiem (KV 626); Dies Irae
Autograph Mozart, Requiem (KV 626); Dies Irae (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
2. Herbert von Karajan: Mozart Requiem in D minor K.626, Wiener Philharmoniker
Wiener Singverein, 1986
Anna Tomowa Sintow
Helga Muller Molinari
Vinson Cole
Paata Burchuladze

2:05 I. Introitus
7:34 II. Kyrie
III. Sequentia
10:16 1. Dies irae
12:09 2. Tuba mirum
16:01 3. Rex tremendae
18:22 4. Recordare
23:32 5. Confutatis
25:54 6. Lacrimosa
IV. Offertorium
29:29 1. Domine Jesu
33:22 2. Hostias
38:00 V. Sanctus
39:50 VI. Benedictus
45:30 VII. Agnus Dei
49:13 VIII. Communio


3. Karl Böhm: Mozart Requiem in D minor K.626, Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus Master: Norbert Balatsch
Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Peter Schreier, Walter Berry
Directed by Hugo Kach
1971


4. Carlo Maria Giulini: Mozart Requiem in D minor K.626, Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra
Helen Donath, soprano; Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano; Robert Tear, tenor; John Shirley-Quirk, baritone; Robert Lloyd, bass
1979

I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam (0:03)
II. Kyrie eleison (4:56)
III. Sequentia
-- Dies irae (7:38)
-- Tuba mirum (9:32)
-- Rex tremendae majestatis (13:35)
-- Recordare, Jesu pie (16:06)
-- Confutatis maledictis (22:09)
-- Lacrimosa dies illa (24:55)

IV. Offertorium:
-- Domine Jesu Christe (28:24)
-- Versus: Hostias et preces (32:10)

V. Sanctus:
-- Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth (37:02)
-- Benedictus (38:42)

VI. Agnus Dei (44:01)
VII. Communio:
-- Lux aeterna (47:27)


5. Bruno Walter In Conversation With Arnold Michaelis - 1956 Columbia Recording
Bruno Walter (1876-1962) discusses Mozart (starting about 8:25; the Requiem and Sussmayer, at about 10:45), Mahler and Bruckner (20:50), and related topics with American television producer Arnold Michaelis (1916-1997). This recording was made in the mid-1950's, when Michaelis was a producer for the Masterworks division of Columbia Records. He had been asked to interview Bruno Walter for brief radio commercials to promote the conductor's records. Columbia was so pleased with the result that it released the interview as a record (this one). Michaelis went on to interview a range of personalities, from Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II to Eleanor Roosevelt and two Indian Prime Ministers, Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.


6. Roland Bader: Mozart Requiem in D minor K.626, the Stuttgart Philharmonic and the Böblingen Bach Choir. 1963

Ursula Buckel, Hans Ulrich Mielsch, Margarethe Bence, Eduard Wollitz, soloists
Vox, STPL 512.740, 1963. LP label appears at 13:40; slipcase, at 32:20.

Requiem, Kyrie (0:02)
Dies Irae (8:04)
Tuba mirum (10:07)
Rex tremendae (13:40)
Recordare (16:08)
Confutatis (21:42)
Lacrimosa (24:48)
Domine Jesu Christe (27:59)
Hostias (32:20)
Sanctus (36:43)
Benedictus (38:32)
Agnus Dei (43:58)


7. Sir John Eliot Gardiner: Mozart Requiem in D minor K.626
Barbara Bonney, Soprano.
Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-soprano.
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor.
Alastair Miles, Bass.

Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Filmed at the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, in December 1991.


8. Sir Thomas Beecham: Mozart Requiem in D minor K.626, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Elise Morison, soprano; Monica Sinclair, contralto; Alexander Young, tenor; Marian Nowakowski, bass. The BBC Chorus is led by Leslie Woodgate.
From the LP shown above, issued in 1956 on the Columbia label.

Requiem - Kyrie Eleison (0:01)
Dies Irae (7:30)
Tuba Mirum (9:09)


9. Leonard Bernstein: Mozart Requiem in D minor K.626


10. Guido Cantelli: Mozart Requiem in D minor K.626, Edinburg, 1950
Fedora Barbieri
Renata Tebaldi
Cesare Siepi
Giancinto Prandelli


11. Harry Christophers: Mozart Requiem in D minor K.626
Soprano: Christina Landshamer
Mezzo-soprano: Alexandra Gibson
Tenor: Thomas Cooley
Bass: Christian Immler
The Sixteen
Radio Kamer Filharmonie
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 28 5/2011


12. Sir Charles Mackerras: Mozart Requiem K626 + Adagio & Fugue
Susan Gritton / Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Timothy Robinson / Peter Rose
SCO Chorus / Scotish Chamber Orchestra
selo Lynn Records


13. Claudio Abbado: Mozart Requiem Mass in D minor K. 626
Sopran: Juliane Banse, Anna Prohaska
Alt: Sara Mingardo
Tenor: Maximilian Schmitt
Bass: René Pape
Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Chorus: Chöre des Bayerischen sowie des Schwedischen Rundfunks


14. Sergiu Celibidache: Mozart Requiem in D minor K 626
Caroline Petrig, Christel Borchers, Peter Straka, Matthias Hölle
Philharmonischer Chor München
Münchner Philharmoniker
Rec. 1995

I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam
II. Kyrie
III. Sequenz
1. Dies irae
2. Tuba mirum
3. Rex tremendae
4. Recordare
5. Confutatis
6. Lacrimosa

IV. Offertorium
1. Domine Jesu
2. Hostias

V. Sanctus
VI. Benedictus
VII. Agnus Dei
VIII. Communio: Lux aeterna


15. Jean-Charles Gil: Mozart Requiem in Proche-Orient (Ballet d'Europe, 2007)


16. Carl Schuricht: Mozart Requiem in D minor K 626, Wiener Philharmoniker
Wiener Stephansdom 19 June 1962

Wiener Singakademie (Hans Gillesberger)
Maria Stader, Marga Hoeffgen, Nicolai Gedda, Otto Wiener


17. William Christie: Mozart Requiem in D minor K 626

1 Introitus 5:08
2 Mass Text - Kyrie 2:30
3 Dies Irae 1:58
4 Tuba Mirum 4:30
5 Rex Tremendae 1:51
6 Recordare 7:46
7 Confutatis 3:17
8 Lacrimosa 4:43
9 Domine Jesu 4:06
10 Hostias 6:00
11 Sanctus 1:38
12 Benedictus 5:36
13 Agnus Dei 3:46
14 Lux aeterna 6:10
15 Ave verum corpus, KV 618


18. Ferenc Fricsay: Mozart Requiem in D Minor KV 626, 1951
Elisabeth Grümmer: sopran
Gertrude Pitzinger: alt
Helmut Krebs: tenor
Hans Hotter: bass
RIAS-Kammerchor, Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale, RIAS-Symphony-Orchester Berlin

I.INTROITUS Requiem-II. KYRIE-III. SEQUENZ-1. Dies irae 2. Tuba mirrum 3. Rex Tremendae 4. Recodare 5. Confutatis 6. Lacrimosa-IV Offertorium 1. Domine Jesu 2. Hostias-V. SANCTUS-VI. BEMEDICTUS-VII. AGNUS DEI


19-20. Philippe Herreweghe: Mozart Requiem in D minor K.626 (Rubens/Markert/Bostridge/Müller-Brachmann)
Two Performances


21. Vladimir Spivakov: Mozart Requiem in D minor K.626


22. Jean-Claude Malgoire: Mozart Requiem in D minor K.626
Hjordis Thébault, soprano ; Gemma Coma-Alabert, alto; Simon Edwards, tenore; Alain Buet, basso ; Kantorei Saarlouis ; La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy; direttore: Jean-Claude Malgoire


23. Carlo Maria Giulini: Mozart Requiem in D minor K.626
Lynne Dawson, Jard van Ness, Keith Lewis, Simon Estes




Sir Colin Davis: Mozart Requiem Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (1791)
3 versions + Ave Verum Corpus + Kyrie in D minor


Version 1:
Edith Mathis (Soprano)
Trudeliese Schmidt (Alto)
Peter Schreier (Tenor)
Gwynne Howell (Bass)
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Colin Davis
Recording Date: 1984
Place of recording: Herkulessaal in Munich

Version 2:

Ute Selbig (Soprano)
Bernarda Fink (Mezzo-soprano)
Steve Davislim (Tenor)
Alastair Miles (Bass)
Staatskapelle Dresden Orchester & Chor, Sir Colin Davis
Recording Date: Feb 11 2004
Place of recording: Semperoper Dresden

Version 3:
Le Requiem de Mozart au Festival de Saint-Denis:
Requiem K. 626
Ave Verum Corpus k. 618
Kyrie en ré mineur K. 368 a/ Kyrie d-moll K. 368.a
Elin Rombo (Soprano)
Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Mezzo-soprano)
Werner Güra (Tenor)
John Relyea (Bass)
Choeur de Radio France (Matthias Brauer (dir. musical))
Orchestre National de France (Daniele Gatti (dir. musical))
Sir Colin Davis (direction)





Bruno Walter: Mozart Requiem in D minor K.626 Playlist

Bruno Walter leads the New York Philharmonic.
Irmgard Seefried, Jennie Tourel, Leopold Simoneau, William Warfield, the Westminster Choir.
Recorded March 10, 1956 at Carnegie Hall, New York City.