Credits:

Eugene Ormandy

Description:

[Tower Records "Sony Classical" Special Selections, Season 10] The Verdi "Requiem" by Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra was recorded in 1965 at the Manhattan Center in New York City, a rare occasion. Featuring some of the best singers in North America at the time, including Amara, Forrester, Tucker, and London, as well as the Westminster Chorus, composed of students from Rider University in Princeton, New Jersey, this recording beautifully captures the passionate drama that Verdi entrusted to his work. Also valuable as Ormandy's only recording, the 1965 recording of Rossini's "Stabat Mater" is one of the greatest recorded legacies left to Columbia by Thomas Schippers, the renowned American conductor who died prematurely in 1977 at the age of 47. His skill in commanding a large ensemble with a large orchestra and chorus is a masterpiece. Recorded May 14 & 15, 1964; January 18, 1965; February 2 & 9, 1965 / Location: Manhattan Center, New York City

Tracklisting:

1 MESSA DA REQUIEM NO.1 REQUIEM & KYRIE REQUIEM AETERNAM-KYRIE ELEISON / Eugene Ormandy
2 MESSA DA REQUIEM NO.2 SEQUENTIA:DIES IRAE DIES IRAE / Eugene Ormandy
3 MESSA DA REQUIEM NO.2 SEQUENTIA:DIES IRAE TUBA MIRUM / Eugene Ormandy
4 MESSA DA REQUIEM NO.2 SEQUENTIA:DIES IRAE LIBER SCRIPTUS / Eugene Ormandy
5 MESSA DA REQUIEM NO.2 SEQUENTIA:DIES IRAE QUID SUM MISER / Eugene Ormandy
6 MESSA DA REQUIEM NO.2 SEQUENTIA:DIES IRAE REX TREMENDAE / Eugene Ormandy
7 MESSA DA REQUIEM NO.2 SEQUENTIA:DIES IRAE RECORDARE / Eugene Ormandy
8 MESSA DA REQUIEM NO.2 SEQUENTIA:DIES IRAE INGEMISCO / Eugene Ormandy
9 MESSA DA REQUIEM NO.2 SEQUENTIA:DIES IRAE CONFUTATIS / Eugene Ormandy
10 MESSA DA REQUIEM NO.2 SEQUENTIA:DIES IRAE LACRYMOSA / Eugene Ormandy
11 MESSA DA REQUIEM NO.3 OFFERTORIO DOMINE JESU CHRISTE-HOSTIAS / Eugene Ormandy
12 MESSA DA REQUIEM NO.4 SANCTUS SANCTUS / Eugene Ormandy
13 MESSA DA REQUIEM NO.5 AGNUS DEI AGNUS DEI. QUI TOLLIS PECCATA MUNDI / Eugene Ormandy
1 MESSA DA REQUIEM NO.6 LUX AETERNA (COMMUNIO) LUX AETERNA LUCEAT EIS. DOMINE / Eugene Ormandy
2 MESSA DA REQUIEM NO.7 LIBERA ME LIBERA ME-DIES IRAE-LIBERA ME / Eugene Ormandy
3 STABAT MATER 1.INTRODUZIONE:STABAT MATER DOLOROSA / Thomas Schippers
4 STABAT MATER 2.ARIA:CUJUS ANIMAM GEMENTEM / Thomas Schippers
5 STABAT MATER 3.DUET:QUIS EST HOMO. QUI NON FLERET / Thomas Schippers
6 STABAT MATER 4.ARIA:PRO PECCATIS SUAE GENTIS / Thomas Schippers
7 STABAT MATER 5.CHORUS AND RECITATIVE:EJA. MATER. FONS AMORIS / Thomas Schippers
8 STABAT MATER 6.QUARTET:SANCTA MATER. ISTUD AGAS / Thomas Schippers
9 STABAT MATER 7.CAVATINA:FAC. UT PORTEM CHRISTI MORTEM / Thomas Schippers
10 STABAT MATER 8.ARIA AND CHORUS:INFLAMMATUS ET ACCENSUS / Thomas Schippers
11 STABAT MATER 9.QUARTET:QUANDO CORPUS MORIETUR / Thomas Schippers
12 STABAT MATER 10.FINAL:AMEN / Thomas Schippers