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 (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
Claudio Abbado, Norbert Balatsch, Vienna Philharmonic · view	1993	Deutsche Grammophon	2:44
Claudio Abbado, Vienna Philharmonic, Cheryl Studer · view	1993	Deutsche Grammophon	10:55
Claudio Abbado, Norbert Balatsch, Vienna Philharmonic · view	1993	Deutsche Grammophon	8:56
Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus · view	1993	RCA Red Seal	5:35
Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus · view	1993	RCA Red Seal	3:04
Claudio Abbado, Norbert Balatsch, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor · view	1993	Deutsche Grammophon	5:11
Ali Rahbari, Donald George, Graciela Alperyn · view	1993	MIYA RECORDS	37:11
Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus · view	1993	RCA Red Seal	4:54
Eugene Ormandy, George Lynn, Philadelphia Orchestra · view	1993	Sony Classical	5:19
Eugene Ormandy, George Lynn, Philadelphia Orchestra · view	1993	Sony Classical	5:19
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra · view	1992	RCA Victor Red Seal	2:37
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Colombara · view	1992	RCA Victor Red Seal	9:42
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Colombara · view	1992	RCA Victor Red Seal	5:21
Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus · view	1992	RCA Red Seal	2:03
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Carol Vaness · view	1992	RCA Victor Red Seal	6:02
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Florence Quivar · view	1992	RCA Victor Red Seal	4:57
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Colombara · view	1992	RCA Victor Red Seal	1:21
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Colombara · view	1992	RCA Victor Red Seal	7:05
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Carol Vaness · view	1992	RCA Victor Red Seal	5:03
Claudio Abbado, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Coro del Teatro alla Scala · view	1990	Deutsche Grammophon	5:44