Many think Verdi’s “Requiem” is the best setting. It’s the one that Gustavo Dudamel will conduct this week at the Hollywood Bowl. But with about 2,000 requiems in existence, it’s a bit of a task to ...
Usually when you go to the Hollywood Bowl all you need to bring are comestibles (cheesy or otherwise), an assortment of beverages (white or red) and a blanket. When the Los Angeles Philharmonic plays ...
Verdi’s Requiem is, some say, his greatest opera: passionate emotions in a deeply powerful sacred drama of life and death itself. Great artists who aspire to touch the stars have their heroes. Verdi ...
No one conducts it with more sense of nuance, more space and silence at the right points, than Antonio Pappano, last night giving the perfect base for an outstanding solo quartet, his own Royal Opera ...
Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, completed in 1874, juxtaposes extreme drama and strong movements with gentle passages. Described by the London Telegraph as "a conductor of rare conviction and ...
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Verdi’s Requiem, the composer’s epic, dramatic, mood-swinging treatment of an ancient Catholic funeral mass, is a significant milestone for any conductor. “It’s one of those pieces that you study and ...
Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem is a conductor's dream come true. Few pieces in the repertoire offer the drama of opera and the thrill of wonderful symphonic writing combined with stellar, virtuosic solo ...
The Royal Choral Society marks its 150th anniversary with a special performance of Verdi’s Requiem – and Classic FM listeners are given a 20 percent discount! This summer, the Royal Choral Society ...
No one conducts it with more sense of nuance, more space and silence at the right points, than Antonio Pappano, last night giving the perfect base for an outstanding solo quartet, his own Royal Opera ...
Verdi's Messa da Requiem is surely one of the most flamboyant pieces of religious music ever written. Composed in 1874, when Verdi was at the height of his powers, in memory of his friend and hero ...
Verdi’s Requiem Regarded as a work that sings the language of grand opera on the stage of the concert hall, Verdi's grand choral memorial -- composed in 1874 to the memory of the poet Alessandro ...