Early RomanticMass

Messa da requiem

Messa da requiem by Giuseppe Verdi, Mass. 761 recordings in this catalogue, from 1954 to 2022. Scored for Alto, Bass, Chorus, Soprano, Tenor.

Rank #79 Iconic Masterpiece761 recordings

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Movements

I. Requiem aeternam – Kyrie (quartetto solista, coro)
II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro)
III. Dies irae: Confutatis (basso, coro)
IV. Sanctus (a doppio coro)
V. Agnus Dei (soprano, mezzo-soprano, coro)
VI. Lux aeterna (mezzo-soprano, tenor, bass)
VII. Libera me (soprano, coro)
Dies irae: Mors stupebit (basso, coro)

Top Performers

Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan

Orchestra · 80 rec

Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra · 77 rec

Herbert von Karajan

Conductor · 66 rec

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 57 rec

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Choir · 56 rec

Claudio Abbado

Conductor · 44 rec

Riccardo Muti

Conductor · 43 rec

Carlo Maria Giulini

Conductor · 41 rec

Recordings (167 of 761)

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Conductor

Herbert von Karajan16 Tullio Serafin12 Colin Davis10 Claudio Abbado9 Daniel Barenboim9 Howard Dyck9 John Barbirolli9 John Eliot Gardiner9 Owain Arwel Hughes9 Riccardo Muti9 Richard Hickox9 Wilhelm Pitz9

Orchestra

Philharmonia Orchestra17 Vienna Philharmonic15 Chicago Symphony Orchestra14 Chicago Symphony Chorus13 Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan13 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra10 London Symphony Orchestra10 Philharmonia Chorus10 Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique9 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra9 Brighton Festival Chorus8 Coro del Teatro alla Scala8

Label

EMI Classics39 Deutsche Grammophon19 Sony Classical17 Warner Classics16 RCA Red Seal12 Chandos10 Decca Classics10 Opera10 Apex9 Consort Caritatis9 Decca Music Group9 elatus9

Decade

1950s7 1960s21 1970s14 1980s70 1990s167 2000s161 2010s162 2020s43

Credited instrument

Tenor3 Mezzo-Soprano1

Performers	Year	Label
Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra, Agnes Baltsa · view	1995	EMI Classics	10:10
Herbert von Karajan, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Coro del Teatro alla Scala · view	1995	Frequenz	13:36
Herbert von Karajan, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Coro del Teatro alla Scala · view	1995	Frequenz	5:00
Herbert von Karajan, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Coro del Teatro alla Scala · view	1995	Frequenz	8:01
John McCarthy, Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra · view	1995	EMI Classics	2:26
Luciano Pavarotti · view	1995	Retro	6:38
New York Philharmonic · view	1994	Sony Masterworks	2:35
Daniel Barenboim, Margaret Hillis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra · view	1994	Apex	2:24
Daniel Barenboim, Margaret Hillis, Plácido Domingo · view	1994	Apex	9:28
Daniel Barenboim, Plácido Domingo, Chicago Symphony Orchestra · view	1994	Apex	10:09
Daniel Barenboim, Margaret Hillis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra · view	1994	Apex	4:50
Daniel Barenboim, Margaret Hillis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra · view	1994	Apex	1:17
Daniel Barenboim, Plácido Domingo, Chicago Symphony Orchestra · view	1994	Apex	6:22
Daniel Barenboim, Margaret Hillis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra · view	1994	Apex	5:19
Daniel Barenboim, Margaret Hillis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra · view	1994	Apex	5:21
Daniel Barenboim, Margaret Hillis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra · view	1994	Apex	13:19
Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Susan Dunn · view	1994	Telarc	3:46
Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, George London · view	1993	Sony Classical	9:30
Eugene Ormandy, George Lynn, Philadelphia Orchestra · view	1993	Sony Classical	5:08
Eugene Ormandy, George Lynn, Philadelphia Orchestra · view	1993	Sony Classical	13:22