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Mozart: Requiem [DVD] [1991]

DVD ~ Georg Solti

3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Actors: Georg Solti, Arleen Aug�r, Cecilia Bartoli, Vinson Cole, Ren� Pape
Directors: Humphrey Burton
Producers: Sue Knussen
Format: AC-3, Classical, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, PAL
Language Latin
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: Exempt
Studio: Philips
DVD Release Date: 10 May 2004
Run Time: 100 minutes

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

ASIN: B0001RBVN2
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 36,993 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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#12 in DVD > Musicals & Classical > Classical Music > Choral Music
#27 in DVD > Musicals & Classical > Opera > Composers > Offenbach
#86 in Music > Opera & Vocal > Choral > Religious > Requiem

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A performance of Mozart's Requiem to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the composer's death. The location was Saint Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, the place of Mozart's funeral rites. Recorded on December 5th 1991.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A balancing opinion, 5 May 2005

By	mx2009 "malc2001" (UK) - See all my reviews

This has to be viewed in a little context. The original is a TV production, recorded live on the 5th December 1991 - the 200th anniversary of Mozart's death. Being a TV production from 1991 the picture is a little 'foggy' in comparison with a modern production. This however is of little importance with what is essentially an historic document with both conductor Sir Georg Solti and soprano Arleen Auger both no longer with us(tragically early in the case of Auger).

As for the sound, I must part company with the other reviewer - for I find it to be superb in every respect - the ambience of the venue captured to wonderful effect - whether on the PCM Stereo or DTS 5.1 Surround soundtracks (believe me it is there). What is not there is a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack - so if you don't have DTS you'll be limited to stereo.

That stereo soundtrack, however, is essentially identical to the Decca CD of the event - and where the TV picture may have aged somewhat, Decca's sound most certainly has not. The DTS is nice, bringing out the ambience further still - yet retaining the clarity and body of the sound.

As to the performance itself - the achievement is very high - Arleen Auger is ethereally beautiful in the soprano part, nicely counterpointing the vibrant urgency of Cecilia Bartoli in the alto part. Vinson Cole is the tenor, a pleasing voice with a suitably beseeching tone. The bass Rene Pape is excellent - on the lighter side of bass rather than lugubrious. The chorus and orchestra are predictably excellent under the experienced hand of Sir Georg Solti. This is one of my favourite recordings which I would highly recommend.

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2.0 out of 5 stars A Lack lustre Requiem, 28 Jan 2005

By	ap shift (Suffolk) - See all my reviews

If you want to see a performance of the Mozart Requiem in the context of a full service of the catholic mass and/or you are a big fan of "Cheeky" Bartoli then this may please you.

We were disappointed. Technically the disc is very poor by present standards. Although the production is dated 1990 the picture quality is very poor. It may have been converted from the original technical standards.

The sound is also poor. Very flat and lacking any clarity. The discs claims 5.1 but I could only find pcm stereo.

My wife is a trained singer and although a Bartoli fan she thought the whole thing lacked any excitement or sense of drama.
You can opt to skip the religous bits but that didn't leave anything impressive anyway.Oh dear!

DVD's of operas and classical music in general seem to be a mixed bag.

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