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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 (761)

Conductor

Herbert von Karajan66 Claudio Abbado44 Riccardo Muti43 Carlo Maria Giulini41 Georg Solti41 Arturo Toscanini23 Wilhelm Pitz20 Plácido Domingo19 Zubin Mehta19 John Barbirolli18 Daniel Barenboim17 Gianandrea Noseda17

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan80 Vienna Philharmonic77 Philharmonia Orchestra57 Coro del Teatro alla Scala56 Wiener Singverein39 Chicago Symphony Orchestra37 Philharmonia Chorus37 Berlin Philharmonic35 London Symphony Orchestra34 Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor31 Chicago Symphony Chorus29 London Symphony Chorus28

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

Credited instrument

Tenor30 Mezzo-Soprano10 Piano7 Bass3 Organ1

Performers	Year	Label
Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor · view	2009	Decca Classics	2:54
Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor · view	2009	Decca Classics	4:58
Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor · view	2009	Decca Classics	4:57
Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor · view	2009	Decca Classics	5:26
Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor · view	2009	Decca Classics	9:10
Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor · view	2009	Decca Classics	2:40
Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, René Pape · view	2009	EMI Classics	6:24
Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, René Pape · view	2009	EMI Classics	5:19
Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Luciano Pavarotti · view	2009	Decca Classics	6:42
Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Sonia Ganassi · view	2009	EMI Classics	5:01
Ezio Pinza · view	2009	EMI Classics	3:34
Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus · view	2009	LSO Live	4:28
Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus · view	2009	LSO Live	5:02
Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus · view	2009	LSO Live	5:49
Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, John Relyea · view	2009	LSO Live	6:15
Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus · view	2009	LSO Live	2:37
Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus · view	2009	LSO Live	5:27
Claudio Abbado, Plácido Domingo, Romano Gandolfi · view	2009	Deutsche Grammophon	9:17
Arthur Oldham, Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra · view	2008	Sony Classical	2:30
Arthur Oldham, Leonard Bernstein, Plácido Domingo · view	2008	Sony Classical	11:44