"An excellent new version." - The New York Times
"This performance not only generates the sounds of the 18th century; it inspires the kind of shock and awe that must have been felt by the musicÂ’s first audiences." - The Washington Post
"This is one of the most dramatic accounts of MozartÂ’s last work of recent times. A superb quartet of soloists and the tremendous Arnold Schoenberg Choir join the ensemble for a performance of energy and passion." - Gramophone
Musicians:
Concentus Musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Erwin Ortner, chorus master
Christine Schafer, soprano
Bernarda Fink, alto
Kurt Streit, tenor
Gerald Finley, bass
Selections:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem in D Minor, K.626 (Unfinished)
Completed by Franz Xaver Sussmayr (new revised edition by Franz Beyer)
"This performance not only generates the sounds of the 18th century; it inspires the kind of shock and awe that must have been felt by the musicÂ’s first audiences." - The Washington Post
"This is one of the most dramatic accounts of MozartÂ’s last work of recent times. A superb quartet of soloists and the tremendous Arnold Schoenberg Choir join the ensemble for a performance of energy and passion." - Gramophone
Musicians:
Concentus Musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Erwin Ortner, chorus master
Christine Schafer, soprano
Bernarda Fink, alto
Kurt Streit, tenor
Gerald Finley, bass
Selections:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem in D Minor, K.626 (Unfinished)
Completed by Franz Xaver Sussmayr (new revised edition by Franz Beyer)
