GD 231 BNR Mixed Choir - MOZART REQUIEM in D minor
BNR Mixed Choir and Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Metodi MATAKIEV
Soloists: Ina SCHLINGENSIPEN – soprano
Emilia BOTEVA – mezzo-soprano
Nikolai MOTSOV – tenor
Orlin ANASTASSOV - bass
Issued: 2000
Style: Classical Music
Company: Gega New GD231
During the last months of his life Mozart composed a Requiem, which he was not able to finish. The composition is shrouded in mystery and linked with different legends, all of which being a mysterious gentleman who ordered it. But whatever the reason for its creation, the Requiem is one of the greatest works of the human musical genius. The performance, included in Gega New's catalogue, is of the prestigious Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir and Symphony Orchestra. Together with the soloists and the conductor Metodi Matakiev, they have achieved an emotional, impressive and fascinating interpretation. The artistic value of the recording is a result of a truthful rendition of the emotions and the meaning of the different movements of the Requiem, from the entering into the peculiarities and emphasizing the melody and the details of MozartÂ’s music. The soloist ensemble, selected in accordance with the score, contributes for the whole impact of the composition. This release can undoubtedly be ranked among the interesting interpretations of the great work of Mozart.
Contents:
• Introitus: Requiem aeternam. Kyrie
• Sequenz No. 1: Dies irae
• Sequenz No. 2: Tuba mirum
• Sequenz No. 3: Rex tremendae
• Sequenz No. 4: Recordare
• Sequenz No. 5: Confutatis
• Sequenz No. 6: Lacrimosa
• Oftertorium No. 1: Domine Jesu
• OfYcrtorium No. 2: Hostias
• Sanctus
• Benedictus
• Agnus Dei. Communium: Lux aeterna
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