Rating: - Beatiful music, beautifly performed.
Bruckner's early Requiem is an under-rated and under performed work. Whilst it lacks the impact of his later mass settings, it does contain some exquisite music. This is, without much doubt, the finest version available. The singing from both soloists and choir is sublime, particularly Joan Rodgers and Maldwyn Davies, and the ECO is on fine form and Matthew Best holds the whole thing together with his usual touch. The two psalm settings, both also early works, receive equally good treatment. The recording, which dates from 1987, is very good indeed. If you are a Brucknerite, then you need this disc, it's as simple as that. If you like choral music, then this is a worthwhile purchase. The CD plays for just under an hour. You get useful, if brief notes, and full libreto. What you don't get is a detailed track listing, which is annoying, but not fatally so. There is also a three CD set of Best's recordings of Bruckner's three mature masses and Te Deum available (Hyperion again ASIN: B000002ZFX) which is even more essential than this set.
Rating: - Beautiful!
That's a very interesting recording of two early works by Bruckner which sound more Mozartian than Brucknerian. They deserve to be better known and we must be thankful to Hyperion for issuing this recording. The performance is excellent in all respects.
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