Musicians: Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal conducted by Charles Dutoit. Dame Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) & Sherill Milnes (baritone).
Details: (c) 1988 The Decca Record Company; Opus 48; Orchestral version 1901
Reasons for listening to it: I've been completely obsessed with this Requiem since I was 12 so it seemed good to hear a new version.
How it came into my hands: It happened to be in the local library. (For some reason they shelved it under 'Easy Listening'; they seem to imagine that anything which doesn't have a dominant drum beat falls into this category...)
Verdict: Ummm. The balance of instruments is wrong. Obviously technically excellent with such big names, but when it's wrong it's wrong.
( detailed review )
Details: (c) 1988 The Decca Record Company; Opus 48; Orchestral version 1901
Reasons for listening to it: I've been completely obsessed with this Requiem since I was 12 so it seemed good to hear a new version.
How it came into my hands: It happened to be in the local library. (For some reason they shelved it under 'Easy Listening'; they seem to imagine that anything which doesn't have a dominant drum beat falls into this category...)
Verdict: Ummm. The balance of instruments is wrong. Obviously technically excellent with such big names, but when it's wrong it's wrong.
( detailed review )