Tullio Serafin conducts Verdi

On this CD:

1. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem)
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Rome Opera House Orchestra with Boris Christoff, Fiorenza Cossotto, Eugenio Fernandi
Conducted by Tullio Serafin

2. I Vespri siciliani, opera (Les vêpres siciliennes) Overture
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by London Philharmonia Orchestra
Conducted by Tullio Serafin

3. Giovanna d'Arco, opera Overture
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by London Philharmonia Orchestra
Conducted by Tullio Serafin

4. Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor) Va, pensiero sull' ali dorate
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by La Scala Theater Orchestra
Conducted by Tullio Serafin

5. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera Gerusalem! Gerusalem!
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by La Scala Theater Orchestra
Conducted by Tullio Serafin

6. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera O Signore, del tetto natio
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by La Scala Theater Orchestra
Conducted by Tullio Serafin

7. Ernani, opera Noi fratelli in tal momento
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by La Scala Theater Orchestra
Conducted by Tullio Serafin

8. Il Trovatore, opera Vedi! le fosche notturne
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by La Scala Theater Orchestra
Conducted by Tullio Serafin

9. Il Trovatore, opera Or co' dadi
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by La Scala Theater Orchestra with Giuseppe Modesti
Conducted by Tullio Serafin

10. Otello, opera Fuoco di Gioia
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by La Scala Theater Orchestra
Conducted by Tullio Serafin

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The main virtues of Serafin's 1959 Verdi Requiem lie in the splendid choral singing (the soft passages will make the hairs on your back stand up) and Boris Christoff's refulgent dispatch of the bass solos. While the veteran conductor's idiomatic command and sensitivity to ensemble values are never in question, one misses the urgent continuity and natural orchestral balance (let alone the stellar vocal quartet) distinguishing his famous 1939 HMV version. Moreover, loud passages sound oversaturated and distorted, indicating that the master tapes have eroded with time. Also new to CD is a 1955 collection of Verdi choruses generously filling out the second disc, stylishly rendered but opaquely reproduced in boxy mono. Christoff's fans, to be sure, will want to acquire this set, but those wishing a first-class Verdi Requiem from stereo's golden age will get more sonic and musical fulfillment from Giulini (EMI) or Solti (London). --Jed Distler

Tullio Serafin conducts Verdi, Music, Boris Christoff, Giuseppe Modesti, Giuseppe Verdi, Tullio Serafin, Fiorenza Cossotto, L'Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Philharmonia Orchestra of London, Rome Opera Orchestra, Eugenio Fernandi, Choral, Classical, Italian Romantic Opera, Opera, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio, Requiem/Requiem Section
Tullio Serafin conducts Verdi
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    		Tullio Serafin conducts Verdi

    Manufacturer: Testament UK
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000DLYR
    Release Date: 1998-11-10

    Tracks:

    1. Requiem Aeternam
    2. Kyrie Eleison
    3. Dies Irae
    4. Tuba Mirum
    5. Liber Scriptus
    6. Quid Sum Miser
    7. Rex Tremendae
    8. Recordare
    9. Ingemisco
    10. Confutatis
    11. Lacrymosa
    12. Domine Jesu Christe
    13. Hostias
    14. IV. Sanctus
    15. V. Agnus Dei

    Tracks:

    1. VI. Lux Aeterna
    2. Libera Me
    3. Dies Irae
    4. Requiem Aeternam
    5. Overture
    6. Overture
    7. Va, Pensiero Sull' Ali Dorate
    8. Gerusalem! Gerusalem!
    9. O Signore, Del Tetto Natio
    10. Noi Fratelli In Tal Momento
    11. Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne
    12. Or Co' Dadi
    13. Fuoco Di Gioia

    Amazon.com

    The main virtues of Serafin's 1959 Verdi Requiem lie in the splendid choral singing (the soft passages will make the hairs on your back stand up) and Boris Christoff's refulgent dispatch of the bass solos. While the veteran conductor's idiomatic command and sensitivity to ensemble values are never in question, one misses the urgent continuity and natural orchestral balance (let alone the stellar vocal quartet) distinguishing his famous 1939 HMV version. Moreover, loud passages sound oversaturated and distorted, indicating that the master tapes have eroded with time. Also new to CD is a 1955 collection of Verdi choruses generously filling out the second disc, stylishly rendered but opaquely reproduced in boxy mono. Christoff's fans, to be sure, will want to acquire this set, but those wishing a first-class Verdi Requiem from stereo's golden age will get more sonic and musical fulfillment from Giulini (EMI) or Solti (London). --Jed Distler

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