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A production of UNITEL, Munich
W. A. MOZART

Requiem

Marie McLaughlin · Maria Ewing
Jerry Hadley · Cornelius Hauptmann
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Leonard Bernstein
Directed by Humphrey Burton

Int. Release 06 Oct. 2006
1 DVD-Video
For the first time on dvd!
EnglishFrench.What we have as part of his legacy is this fascinating performance of the work from two years earlier. It is vivid, totally personal in its idiosyncrasies, and extraordinary living testimony to a giant among musicians who never ceased to be controversial. Anything but a safe recommendation, it is the sort of account that stirs fresh vigour into old debates; it is surely one that all Mozart lovers should experience . . . The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra responds with enthusiasm and finesse to Bernstein´s every wish, and the same is true of the dedicated Radio Chorus throughout the broad dynamic and expressive range. Humphrey Burton´s direction is direct and uncluttered.
Record Review / Peter Branscombe, International Record Review (London) / 01. January 2007

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. . . l´énérgie qu´il transmet est sidérante. Il ne cherche pas une quelconque mise en perspective historique, mais l´intensité maximale due message. Chaque phrase est comme personnalisée par une humanité aussi chaleureuse que douloureuse. Les chżurs et l´orchestre sont d´une puissance déjŕ brucknérienne et le fondu sonore traduit ŕ la perfection une conception certes romantique, mais d´une vérité musicale bouleversante.
Record Review / Stéphane Friédérich, Classica - Repertoire (Paris) / 01. November 2006

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Lenny adopte comme souvent des tempos assez lents . . . mais il les nourrit de détails raffinés, d´intuitions quasi magiques si bien que l´on ne s´ennuie pas une seconde. La ferveur du "Kyrie", la théâtralité du "Tuba mirum", l´énergie ondoyante du "Quam olim Abrahae" sont autant de moments d´une rare émotion qui atteint son comble ŕ la longue tenue finale, poignante, s´enchaînant sur les cloches de l´abbatiale de Diessen en Bavičre.
Record Review / Jean-Luc Macia, Diapason (Paris) / 01. December 2006


Track List
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Requiem in D minor, K.626
Instr. Franz Beyer (Ed. Kunzelmann)
2. Requiem (Introitus) 6:39
Marie McLaughlin, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Wolfgang Seeliger
3. Kyrie 2:45
4. Dies irae (Sequenz) 1:43
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Wolfgang Seeliger
5. Tuba mirum (Sequenz) 4:22
Cornelius Hauptmann, Jerry Hadley, Maria Ewing, Marie McLaughlin, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
6. Rex tremendae (Sequenz) 2:49
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Wolfgang Seeliger
7. Recordare (Sequenz) 5:35
Maria Ewing, Marie McLaughlin, Cornelius Hauptmann, Jerry Hadley, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
8. Confutatis (Sequenz) 2:21
9. Lacrimosa (Sequenz) 6:35
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Wolfgang Seeliger
10. Domine Jesu (Offertorium) 3:30
Cornelius Hauptmann, Jerry Hadley, Maria Ewing, Marie McLaughlin, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Wolfgang Seeliger
11. Hostias (Offertorium) 3:55
12. Sanctus 1:56
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Wolfgang Seeliger
13. Benedictus 5:42
Cornelius Hauptmann, Jerry Hadley, Maria Ewing, Marie McLaughlin, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Wolfgang Seeliger
14. Agnus Dei 4:58
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Wolfgang Seeliger
15. Lux aeterna (Communio) 9:42
Marie McLaughlin, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Wolfgang Seeliger
Total Playing Time 1:02:32