Advantages: Interesting, beautifull, well written Disadvantages: Bad choice of soloists
...Webber has written. It is a relatively short piece, only 45 minutes long (NOT as the CD discription says, 1h 45min!!), written for chamber orchestra, organ, SATB choir and tenor, soprano and treble soloists. It uses the well known texts of the Requiem mass. I find the music beautifull in a haunting way.
The music os mainly classical, but bears a modern touch, which is refreshing. The music is reasonably easy to sing for a choral singer, which makes ... ...boy choir and the soloist Placido Domingo (tenor), Sarah Brightman (soprano) and Paul Miles-Kingston. To me, the soloist are the weakest part of the recording. Placido Domingos voice is to heavy to manage the fast Hosanna, Sara Brightman simply can't tone down her vibrato enough and Paul Miles-Kingston is slightly out of tune at times. This means the recording doesn't really make the music justace.
Tracks:
1. Requiem & Kyrie
2. Dies irae & Rex ...
musicalmuppa 23.06.2007
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