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post #16 of 26
5/11/08 at 2:39pm
Just don't read the Mahler thread, that pretty much leads to wallet meltdown.
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post #17 of 26
5/11/08 at 3:35pm
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I should say that while I like the requiem, I LOVE the Great Mass in C Minor. And, while I hate to admit this in semi-public, I think the Karajan version is my standard. I attribute this to great singing rather than great conducting, of course :-)
What's wrong with Karajan? Or are you referring to his "affiliations"?

I sort of take for granted that Karajan and German composers go well together, and I find his Requiem quite beautiful (he does Brahms' First marvellously as well).
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post #18 of 26
5/11/08 at 6:19pm
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Just don't read the Mahler thread, that pretty much leads to wallet meltdown.
x2. I think it's cost me more money than any other thread on head-fi.
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post #19 of 26
5/11/08 at 6:41pm
Mozart's Requiem is just one of the ultimate ... whatever the version, it should not sound too bright, but rather be a bit thick with bass ... a real Death Mass, in other words.
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post #20 of 26
5/11/08 at 9:20pm
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Just don't read the Mahler thread, that pretty much leads to wallet meltdown.
This is just like telling someone not to think of monkeys. I may succumb to the Mahler thread temptation this evening.

Thank you!
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post #21 of 26
5/11/08 at 9:22pm
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What's wrong with Karajan? Or are you referring to his "affiliations"?

I sort of take for granted that Karajan and German composers go well together, and I find his Requiem quite beautiful (he does Brahms' First marvellously as well).
woops, this is about Mozart
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post #22 of 26
5/12/08 at 6:01am
i'm definitely going to check these out eventually
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post #23 of 26
5/12/08 at 11:02pm
Well folks, yesterday afternoon I heard the mozart requiem LIVE in Carnegie Hall with a 300 person chorus. Very enjoyable. Only problems were the cell phones going off, talking, and people showing off by being the first ones to clap at the wrong times.

As for Karajan, I think he was an evil force - lies, ambition, greed. And his own abilities as a conductor were overstated. I am not a fan. But I do like his version of the mozart great mass. Great singing.
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post #24 of 26
11/28/10 at 9:55am

Here is a good list of Mozart Requiem Recordings, along with commentary for each.

 

Hope this helps.

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post #25 of 26
11/28/10 at 3:53pm

I just picked up a digital copy from Linn Records (Mackerras and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra) and am quite pleased with it.  It's even available in 24/96 if that's your thing.  

 

Admittedly, I don't know the piece terribly well and this is my first recording of it, but I would not describe the Dies irae as slow at all.  You can preview the tracks here: http://www.linnrecords.com/recording-mozart-requiem-sacd.aspx


Edited by karljs - 11/28/10 at 3:56pm
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post #26 of 26
11/28/10 at 8:17pm

Here is an old thread of mine that dealt with Mozart's Requiem.

 

It also has my preferred versions. Hope it helps.

 

I would also highly recommend this version of his C minor Mass.


Edited by LFF - 11/28/10 at 8:29pm
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