No 1 Requiem, Requiem aeternam
No 2 Dies Irae I. Dies irae
No 2 Dies Irae II. Tuba mirum
No 2 Dies Irae III. Mors stupebit
No 2 Dies Irae IV. Liber scriptus
No 2 Dies Irae V. Quid sum miser
No 2 Dies Irae VI. Rex tremendae
No 2 Dies Irae VII. Recordare
No 2 Dies Irae VIII. Ingemisco
No 2 Dies Irae IX. Confutatis
No 2 Dies Irae X. Lacrymosa
No 3 Offertorio I. Domine Jesu Christe
No 3 Offertorio II. Hostias
No 4 Sanctus
No 5 Agnus Dei
No 6 Lux aeterna
No 7 Libera me I. Libera me
No 7 Libera me II. Dies irae
No 7 Libera me III. Requiem aeternam
No 7 Libera me IV. Libera me

Recognised as one of the leading conductors of his generation, Gianandrea Noseda gathers together an outstanding cast of Italian stars for these searing performances of Verdi’s Requiem to open the LSO’s 16/17 season. The Requiem shows Verdi’s mastery of choral writing. It was written as a memorial for the Italian writer and poet Alessandro Manzoni and premiered on 22 May 1874 – the one-year anniversary of Manzoni’s death. Verdi’s purpose was religious as well as dramatic. His Requiem may be seen as a protest against the outrage of death as much as a plea for celestial peace and it is a work of the most highly concentrated emotion. As Brahms described the piece after its premiere: ‘Only a genius could’ve written something like this.’

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Recorded live in DSD 128fs at the Barbican Hall, 18th & 20th September 2016