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Giuseppe Verdi Requiem mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Classical Album: Requiem Country: USSR Released: 1985 Style: Romantic MP3 version RAR size: 1334 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1778 mb WMA version RAR size: 1803 mb Rating: 4.8 Votes: 252 Other Formats: MPC XM MOD FLAC AU AHX AAC Tracklist Requiem A1.a Requiem A1.b Kyrie Dies Irae A2.a Dies Irae A2.b Tuba Mirum A2.c Liber Scriptus B1.a Quid Sum Miser B1.b Rex Tremendae B1.c Recordare B1.d Ingemisco B1.e Confutatis B1.f Lacrymosa - C1 Offertorium. Domine Jesu C2 Sanctus. Benedictus C3 Agnus Dei D1 Lux Aeterna D2 Libera Me Companies, etc. Pressed By – Ленинградский Завод Грампластинок Credits Bass Vocals – Nicolai Ghiaurov Choir – La Scala Chorus* Chorus Master – Roberto Benaglio Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi Conductor, Supervised By [Artistic Supervision] – Herbert Von Karajan Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Fiorenza Cossotto Orchestra – La Scala Orchestra* Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price Tenor Vocals – Carlo Bergonzi Notes Recorded at USSR Bolshoi Theatre on 25 September 1964; white label Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Verdi - Leontyne Price, Leontyne Price, Fiorenza Fiorenza Cossotto, Cossotto, Carlo Bergonzi, M10 45785 Carlo Bergonzi, Nicolai Nicolai Ghiaurov, La M10 45785 Мелодия USSR 1984 005 Ghiaurov, La Scala Scala Chorus* And 005 Chorus* And Orchestra*, Herbert Von Orchestra*, Herbert Karajan - Requiem (2xLP, Von Karajan Mono) G. Verdi* - Leontyne G. Verdi* - Leontyne Price, Fiorenza Price, Fiorenza Cossotto, Cossotto, Carlo Carlo Bergonzi, Nicolai M10 45785 Bergonzi, Nicolai Ghiaurov, La Scala M10 45785 Мелодия USSR 1988 005 Ghiaurov, La Scala Chorus* And Orchestra*, 005 Chorus* And Herbert Von Karajan - Orchestra*, Herbert Requiem (2xLP, Mono, Von Karajan RP, Whi) Related Music albums to Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan - Messa Da Requiem Verdi - Messa Da Requiem Giuseppe Verdi - E. Schwarzkopf, O. Dominguez, G. di Stefano, C. Siepi, Chor Und Orchester Der Mailänder Scala , Dirigent Victor De Sabata - Messa Da Requiem Verdi, Orchestra And Chorus Of The Opera House, Rome, Giuseppe Conca, Tullio Serafin - Requiem Mass Verdi - Montserrat Caballé, Fiorenza Cossotto, Jon Vickers, Ruggero Raimondi - Sir John Barbirolli, The New Philharmonia Chorus And Orchestra London - Requiem Giuseppe Verdi, Price, Baker, Luchetti, van Dam, Chicago Symphony Chorus & The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Solti - Requiem Verdi - Georg Solti, Leontyne Price, Janet Baker, Veriano Luchetti, José van Dam, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Requiem Verdi - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini - Requiem Berliner Philharmoniker Dirigent Herbert von Karajan, Giuseppe Verdi - Messa Da Requiem Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert Von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, Mirella Freni • Christa Ludwig • Carlo Cossutta • Nicolai Ghiaurov, Wiener Singverein - Messa Da Requiem.

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