Gloria in excelsis Deo: The Most Beautiful Sacred Music

Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Fauré and Verdi have one thing in common: they have all written sacred works that rank among the noblest of the genre, and whose opulence of sound and feeling have drawn people to them for centuries. The Creation, settings of the Requiem Mass, the Coronation Mass, Elijah, Missa Solemnis and above all the St Matthew Passion, which Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau considered the most overwhelming work Western culture could offer. This compilation comprises first-class recordings from the years 1953 to 1960 and includes material that has become legendary in recording history. Great works demand equally great performers, so the list of names reads like a »Who's Who» of the top stars in the international music scene from that time. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gérard Souzay, Irmgard Seefried, Elisabeth Grümmer, Nicolai Gedda and Maria Stader can all be heard, and many others besides. And also world-renowned orchestras and their maestros such as the Berlin Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, RIAS Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by Herbert von Karajan, Ferenc Fricsay, Igor Markevitch, Karl Richter and further 20th century giants of the rostrum. [Språk: Engelska] CD

Titel: Gloria in excelsis Deo: The Most Beautiful Sacred Music
Förlag: Intense Media