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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 (161 of 761)

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Conductor

Carlo Maria Giulini19 Claudio Abbado17 Herbert von Karajan11 Leonard Bernstein9 Valery Gergiev9 Wilhelm Pitz9 Antonio Pappano8 Arthur Oldham8 Georg Solti8 Michel Corboz8 Nikolaus Harnoncourt8 Rico Saccani8

Orchestra

Vienna Philharmonic25 Philharmonia Orchestra19 Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan17 London Symphony Orchestra15 Coro del Teatro alla Scala13 London Symphony Chorus13 Berlin Philharmonic10 Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra9 Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra8 Gulbenkian Orchestra8 Iceland Symphony Orchestra8 Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor8

Label

EMI Classics29 BBC Legends18 Sony Classical18 Warner Classics15 Deutsche Grammophon11 Naxos Historical11 Documents9 ABC Records8 AC Classics8 BMG Direct8 Decca Classics8 Philips8

Decade

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

Credited instrument

Tenor12

Performers	Year	Label
Victor de Sabata, Vittore Veneziani, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan · view	2006	Naxos Historical	5:39
Victor de Sabata, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Cesare Siepi · view	2006	Naxos Historical	7:01
Victor de Sabata, Vittore Veneziani, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan · view	2006	Naxos Historical	6:59
Victor de Sabata, Vittore Veneziani, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan · view	2006	Naxos Historical	2:36
Victor de Sabata, Vittore Veneziani, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan · view	2006	Naxos Historical	5:54
Victor de Sabata, Vittore Veneziani, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan · view	2006	Naxos Historical	5:25
Victor de Sabata, Vittore Veneziani, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan · view	2006	Naxos Historical	1:29
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein · view	2006	Documents	6:31
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein · view	2006	Documents	1:42
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein · view	2006	Documents	5:24
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein · view	2006	Documents	8:41
Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra · view	2006	Decca Records	2:25
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein · view	2006	Documents	2:46
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein · view	2006	Documents	5:01
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein · view	2006	Documents	11:23
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein · view	2006	Documents	13:27
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Boris Christoff · view	2006	Documents	6:29
Joe Hisaishi · view	2006	Island	4:12
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Vienna Philharmonic, Arnold Schoenberg Chor · view	2005	Sony Classical	6:50
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Vienna Philharmonic, Arnold Schoenberg Chor · view	2005	Sony Classical	3:01