MusicWeb International has released their
“In a year that saw the death of two of the finest opera singers of their generation, Montserrat Caballé and, at the young age of 56, the Siberian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, it is the opportunity to commend a performance of one of the greatest Requiems, that of Giuseppe Verdi, performed in Russia shortly after the latter singer’s premature death. Obviously prepared at short notice, but with a distinguished if not wholly ideal cast, a magnificent setting, choral singing and orchestral performance of spirituality and drama under conductor Yuri Temirkanov, it has much to admire in a very competitive market of this work.”
—Robert Farr, MusicWeb International
See the full list of MWI Recordings of the Year – and revisit Robert Farr’s original review – on musicweb-international.com
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