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 (162 of 761)

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Conductor

Herbert von Karajan16 Alan Gilbert9 Claudio Abbado9 Gianandrea Noseda9 Riccardo Muti9 Zubin Mehta9 Daniel Barenboim8 Ferenc Fricsay8 Georg Solti8 Igor Markevitch8 John Pritchard8 Arturo Toscanini7

Orchestra

New York Philharmonic18 Chicago Symphony Orchestra17 Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan16 Chicago Symphony Chorus12 Coro del Teatro alla Scala12 London Symphony Orchestra9 BBC Symphony Orchestra8 Berlin Philharmonic8 Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin8 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra8 MünchenKlang8 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra7

Label

Deutsche Grammophon23 Decca Classics17 Sony Classical16 CSO Resound9 LSO Live9 New York Philharmonic9 BBC Music Magazine8 ICA Classics8 RCA Red Seal8 BR-Klassik7 Delos7 Münchner Philharmoniker7

Decade

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

Credited instrument

Tenor9 Piano6 Mezzo-Soprano5

Performers	Year	Label
Gianandrea Noseda, London Symphony Orchestra, Michele Pertusi · view	2017	LSO Live	1:25
Gianandrea Noseda, Simon Halsey, London Symphony Orchestra · view	2017	LSO Live	7:41
Simone Young, Opera Australia · view	2016	ABC Classics	2:34
Ferenc Fricsay, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Gabor Carelli · view	2015	Deutsche Grammophon	10:47
Ferenc Fricsay, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir · view	2015	Deutsche Grammophon	5:17
Willoughby Symphony Orchestra · view	2015	Rochester Engineering	13:12
Willoughby Symphony Orchestra · view	2015	Rochester Engineering	6:31
Willoughby Symphony Orchestra · view	2015	Rochester Engineering	4:58
Willoughby Symphony Orchestra · view	2015	Rochester Engineering	9:16
Willoughby Symphony Orchestra · view	2015	Rochester Engineering	2:50
Alan Gilbert, New York Philharmonic, Eric Owens · view	2015	New York Philharmonic	6:11
Alan Gilbert, New York Philharmonic, Angela Meade · view	2015	New York Philharmonic	4:59
Alan Gilbert, New York Philharmonic · view	2015	New York Philharmonic	2:38
Alan Gilbert, New York Philharmonic, Lilli Paasikivi · view	2015	New York Philharmonic	5:12
Alan Gilbert, New York Philharmonic, Eric Owens · view	2015	New York Philharmonic	1:30
Alan Gilbert, New York Philharmonic, Angela Meade · view	2015	New York Philharmonic	9:04
Alan Gilbert, New York Philharmonic, Eric Owens · view	2015	New York Philharmonic	5:08
Lorin Maazel, Munich Philharmonic, Philharmonischer Chor München · view	2015	Sony Classical	6:57
Lorin Maazel, Munich Philharmonic, Daniela Barcellona · view	2015	Sony Classical	6:51
Lorin Maazel, Munich Philharmonic, Philharmonischer Chor München · view	2015	Sony Classical	2:44