Riccardo Muti - Mozart: Requiem, Ave Verum Corpus - Japan 2024 Mastering SACD Hybrid

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Riccardo Muti

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One of the best performances of this piece, with an ideal team of performers: a choir of the highest standard and the Berlin Philharmonic! The calm Muti truly brings out Mozart's musicality in this miraculously ideal performance! This is the third digital recording to be released on SACD! New commentary and lyrics translation are included. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra of the late Karajan era gave a superb performance, and the Swedish Radio Choir and the Stockholm Chamber Choir, led by Eriksson and others, are among the world's finest choirs. This is a rare performance that combines the right amount of enthusiasm and tension in each piece with a high level of technical skill. The ideal recording, including the heavenly beauty of the accompanying "Ave Verum Corpus," has been reconstructed on SACD with the latest mastering. Mastered separately for the SACD and CD layers. New commentary and bilingual lyrics included.Muti, who has recorded many religious works including Cherubini since his early days with EMI, has now come full circle with the Berlin Philharmonic, "the world's finest instrumental ensemble", and with the Swedish Radio Choir and the Stockholm Chamber Choir, both of which were also among the world's finest choral groups of the time. Recorded in February 1987, it was recorded by EMI in the final golden age of the Karajan era, when the Berlin Philharmonic, especially the best of its generation, reigned at major posts, and when the orchestra was in its mid-forties but had already achieved greatness with major orchestras all over the world. Muti, who was in his mid-40s at the time but had already given numerous masterful performances with major orchestras around the world, has been favored by many listeners since its release because of the way he has brought out the best in Mozart's masterpieces. Mozart's Requiem is one of the most famous works of all time, and there are countless recordings of it, including many famous recordings from the past.While there have been many masterpieces with modern instruments since the monaural period, the reason why this Muti recording is highly acclaimed is not only that it is the final form of a style that has been handed down from generation to generation. The reason is not only that it is the final form of the completed style that has been handed down from generation to generation, but also that Muti's control and leadership of the chorus, his skillful control of the soloists and the orchestra as a whole, and his firm reading and calm response to the music itself are all highly appreciated. In this sense, too, this performance is an exceptional recording with a once-in-a-lifetime significance. In particular, the final piece, "Ave Verum Corpus," is a masterful performance that reaches heavenly heights, including the music itself. (1/2)