Dvorak "Requiem" Istvan Kertesz

"Requiem Mass op 89" by Antonin Dvorak
Pilar Lorengar, soprano
Erszebet Komlossy,mezzo-soprano
Robert Ilosfalvy, tenor
Tom Krause, bass
The Ambrosian Singers
John McCarthy, chorusmaster
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
01 Requiem aeternam
02 Graduale
03 Dies irae
04 Tuba mirum
05 Quid sum miser
06 Recordare Jesu pie
07 Confutatis maledictis
08 Lacrimosa
09 Offertorium (Domine, Jesu Christe)
10 Hostias
11 Sanctus
12 Pie Jesu
13 Agnus Dei

[@TheVaughan5]

Thanks for this post. I grew up with many recordings from Decca/London of Istvan conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna Philarmonic and hearing some of them again just reminds me how great a conductor he was and his untimely death in 1973 deprived the music world of a major talent - something that is so rare to find these days. Also Decca put together the very best artists for their recordings, you only have to compare the quality of the soloists in this with more recent performances (Y.T.) to realize the superiority found here in the 1960's.

[@andrasnak86]

01 Requiem aeternam 0:00
02 Graduale 10:43
03 Dies irae 15:51
04 Tuba mirum 18:00
05 Quid sum miser 26:35
06 Recordare Jesu pie 32:37
07 Confutatis maledictis 39:36
08 Lacrimosa 43:51
09 Offertorium (Domine, Jesu Christe) 50:02
10 Hostias 1:01:15
11 Sanctus 1:12:34
12 Pie Jesu 1:18:27
13 Agnus Dei 1:23:39

[@paullewis2413]

Outstanding performance of an outstanding and strangely neglected work. The over performed Requiem by Verdi has caused Dvorak`s work to be totally overshadowed, an absurd situation for such a wonderful composition by a composer who never failed to write anything other than top flight music.

[@jacobbump1282]

Hi Paul. I couldn't agree more!! For me personally, I find Dvorak's setting of Dies Irae, in particular, even more moving then Verdi's (as much as I love Verdi's settings). But that's just me. Hopefully someday in the future, Dvorak's choral music in general will come to light much more.

[@PedroHenrique-pl6mu]

30:47 is is a unique and extraordinary moment in all music!

[@davidrehak3539]

Antonín Dvorák:Requiem Op.89
1.Requiem aeternam:Poco lento 00:07
2.Graduale:Andante 10:43
3.Dies Irae:Allegro impetuoso 15:51
4.Tuba mirum:Moderato 18:00
5.Quid sum miser:Lento 26:35
7.Confutatis maledictis:Moderato e maestoso 39:36
8.Lacrimosa:L'istesso tempo 43:51
9.Offertórium:Andante con moto 50:02
10.Hostias:Andante 1:01:15
11.Sanctus:Andante maestoso 1:12:34
12.Pie Jesu:poco adagio 1:18:27
13.Agnus dei:Lento 1:23:39
Pilar Lorengar-szoprán
Komlóssy Erzsébet-mezzoszoprán
Ilosfalvy Róbert-tenor
Tom krause-bariton
Ambrosian Operakórus
Londoni Szimfonikus Zenekar
Vezényel:Kertész istván