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 (102 of 761)

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Conductor

Claudio Abbado35 Herbert von Karajan25 Ferenc Fricsay15 Carlo Maria Giulini9 John Eliot Gardiner9 Plácido Domingo9 Georg Solti8 Norbert Balatsch7 Walter Hagen-Groll7 Helmuth Froschauer6 Romano Gandolfi6 Myung-whun Chung1

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan27 Berlin Philharmonic26 Vienna Philharmonic23 Coro del Teatro alla Scala21 Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor20 Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin15 Wiener Singverein12 St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir11 Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique9 Monteverdi Choir7 RIAS Kammerchor5 Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia1

Label

Deutsche Grammophon102 EMI Classics94 Decca Classics76 Warner Classics55 Sony Classical51 RCA Red Seal43 Erato22 BBC Legends18 Decca Records17 Naxos Historical17 Philips16 LSO Live15

Decade

1950s7 1980s41 1990s19 2000s11 2010s23

Credited instrument

Tenor12 Bass3

Performers	Year	Label
Claudio Abbado, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan · view	2017	Deutsche Grammophon	9:21
Claudio Abbado, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Coro del Teatro alla Scala · view	2017	Deutsche Grammophon	5:44
Claudio Abbado, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Coro del Teatro alla Scala · view	2017	Deutsche Grammophon	14:00
Claudio Abbado, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Coro del Teatro alla Scala · view	2017	Deutsche Grammophon	5:19
Claudio Abbado, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan · view	2017	Deutsche Grammophon	6:59
Claudio Abbado, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Coro del Teatro alla Scala · view	2017	Deutsche Grammophon	5:31
Claudio Abbado, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Coro del Teatro alla Scala · view	2017	Deutsche Grammophon	2:41
Claudio Abbado, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan · view	2017	Deutsche Grammophon	11:27
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
Ferenc Fricsay, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir · view	2015	Deutsche Grammophon	5:56
Ferenc Fricsay, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir · view	2015	Deutsche Grammophon	14:45
Ferenc Fricsay, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Gabor Carelli · view	2015	Deutsche Grammophon	7:04
Ferenc Fricsay, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir · view	2015	Deutsche Grammophon	5:59
Ferenc Fricsay, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir · view	2015	Deutsche Grammophon	2:38
Ferenc Fricsay, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir · view	2015	Deutsche Grammophon	10:56
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein · view	2012	Deutsche Grammophon	8:50
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein · view	2012	Deutsche Grammophon	13:52
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Carlo Cossutta · view	2012	Deutsche Grammophon	6:48
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein · view	2012	Deutsche Grammophon	5:10