Berlioz: Requiem / Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3- Organ

Charles Bressler, Frederick Minger - Berlioz: Requiem / Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3- Organ

Berlioz: Requiem / Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3- Organ
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Artist: Charles Bressler, Frederick Minger
Composer: Berlioz
Composer: Saint-Saens
Conductor: Sergiu Comissiona
Orchestra: Utah Symphony Orchestra
Composer: Maurice Abravanel
Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-09-15
Music Label: Vanguard Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Reguiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts): Requiem et Kyrie - Introitus
  2. Reguiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts): Dies irae - Prosa, Tuba mirum
  3. Reguiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts): Quid sum miser
  4. Reguiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts): Rex tremendae
  5. Reguiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts): Quaerans me
  6. Reguiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts): Lacrymosa
  7. Reguiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts): Offertorium
  8. Reguiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts): Hostias
Music CD 2
  1. Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts): Sanctus
  2. Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts): Agnus Dei
  3. Symphony No. 3, 'Organ,' In C Minor, Op. 78: Part I: Adagio; Allegro moderato - Frederick Minger - (Organ)
  4. Symphony No. 3, 'Organ,' In C Minor, Op. 78: Part I: Poco adagio - Frederick Minger - (Organ)
  5. Symphony No. 3, 'Organ,' In C Minor, Op. 78: Part II: Allegro moderato; Presto - Frederick Minger - (Organ)
  6. Sym No.3, 'Organ' in c, Op.78: Part 2: Maestoso: Allegro - Frederick Minger

Music reviews of Berlioz: Requiem / Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3- Organ

Music Review: Underrated Performance
Rating: 4 Stars

I've been listening to this particular performance for over ten years now, in a worn-out Vanguard cassette, with the lasting impression of its deeply moving "Quid sum miser" and tremendously energetic (and rhythmically accurate) "Lacrymosa" never fading away; both outshining some of their most distinguished rivals.

This glorious work has always had its weaknesses, and I have no intention of dwelling in them. Other recordings may boast larger, star-studded forces, but few match the commitment and enthusiasm of these musicians under Abravanel's baton. Besides, the studio recording itself tried to replicate the effects Berlioz had so carefully prescribed for its performances in Cathedrals, with some exciting results.

Description of Berlioz: Requiem / Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3- Organ

Maurice Abravanel has a keen sense of the huge scope of Berlioz's masterpiece, which he unfolds with little exaggeration. The choral forces are responsive to Abravanel's remarkably calm interpretation of the broadly lyrical portions of the score, but when the score suddenly explodes, the need for a bit more powerful choral sound can be felt. Bressler's tenor solos are sweetly sung, and the orchestra is attentive and strong. The original recording's pungent resonance has been retained in this digital remastering, which seems to have increased its depth of clarity. One of the better-recorded performances of the Saint-Saëns symphony is a welcome coupling. --Paul Turok

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