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Giuseppe Verdi, Toscanini, Milanov, Castagna, Bjorling, Moscona - Historic Concert Performances from 1940: Requiem - Te Deum flac album

Giuseppe Verdi, Toscanini, Milanov, Castagna, Bjorling, Moscona - Historic Concert Performances from 1940: Requiem - Te Deum flac album
  • Performer Giuseppe Verdi
  • Title Historic Concert Performances from 1940: Requiem - Te Deum
  • Date of release 1986
  • Country US
  • Style Romantic, Religious
  • Other formats AUD RA FLAC DMF TTA ASF MOD
  • Genre Classical
  • Size MP3 1573 mb
  • Size FLAC 1693 mb
  • Rating: 4.3
  • Votes: 479

Verdi, Toscanini, Milanov, Castagna, Björling, Moscona ‎– Requiem - Te Deum. Label: Music & Arts ‎– CD-4240. Format: 2 CD, Reissue, Remastered, Mono. Recorded during a public performance given in Carnegie Hall on 23 November 1940. Sound restoration by Graham Newton in 2003. Matrix, Runout (CD2): 29770-CD-4240/2. Other Versions (3 of 3) View All.

Album · 2013 · 8 Songs. By Mass Text, Traditional & Giuseppe Verdi - Bruna Castagna, Westminster Choir, Nicola Moscona, Zinka Milanov, Jussi Björling, NBC Symphony Orchestra & Arturo Toscanini. By Traditional, Mass Text & Giuseppe Verdi.

Arturo Toscanini Conducts Verdi: Requiem Mass & Te Deum (1940). 2013 Music and Arts Programs of America. Released on: 2013-01-01. Artist: Jussi Bjorling Artist: Nicola Moscona Artist: Zinka Milanov Artist: Bruna Castagna Choir: Westminster Choir Conductor: Arturo Toscanini Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Composer: Giuseppe Verdi. Auto-generated by YouTube.

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi Nicola Moscona Westminster Arturo Toscanini Bruna Castagna The Nbc Symphony Orchestra Zinka Milanov Jussi Björling 1940. Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi Requiem (Messa da Requiem per l'anniversario della morte di Manzoni) // Agnus Dei (4:47).

Giuseppe VERDI (1813-1901) Messa da Requiem (1874) Te Deum (1898) Zinka Milanov (soprano); Bruna Castagna (mezzo); Jussi Björling (tenor); Nicola Moscona (bass) Westminster Choir NBC Symphony Orchestra/Arturo Toscanini rec. live, 23 November 1940, Carnegie Hall, New York MUSIC & ARTS CD-1269. The catalogue contains quite a number of performances of Verdi’s Requiem conducted by Toscanini. That performance, which I’ve not heard,.

Zinka Milanov (soprano), Bruna Castagna (mezzo), Jussi Björling (tenor), Nicola Moscona (bass). NBC Symphony & Westminster Choir, Arturo Toscanini - Sunday Times, 10th March 2013 Mor. elease Date: 14th Jan 2013.

Toscanini Conducts Verdi Requiem and Te Deum. I have heard a recording of this broadcast concert and, despite some surface noise from the original source, it was clear that this may be the best recorded performance by Toscanini of the Verdi "Requiem. I can't imagine why RCA Victor never issued this. Of course, they reportedly only issued recordings that Toscanini approved and there's some evidence that he wasn't always the best judge of his recordings. Certainly the 1951 concert recording, also from Carnegie Hall, has better fidelity, but this is clearly the better performance.

Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe. Mass Text Verdi, Giuseppe. NBC Symphony Orchestra.

Verdi – Messa di requiem – Milanov, Castagna, Bjorling, Moscona – Dir. Toscanini – Carnegie Hall, live 1940 ed. Melodram. Verdi – Un ballo in maschera – Bjorling, Milanov, Castagna, Svèd, Andreva – Dir. Panizza – Metropolitan, live 1940 ed. Arkadia/Myto/GOP. Verdi – Aida – Martinelli, Roman, Castagna, Warren, Pinza – Dir. Panizza – Metropolitan, live 1941 ed. Cantus Classics. Verdi – Il trovatore – Bjorling, Greco, Castagna, Valentino, Moscona – Dir. Calusio – Metropolitan, live 1941 ed. Cetra/Arkadia.

Tracklist

Messa da Requiem
1-1 Requiem and Kyrie 8:40
1-2 Dies Irae 37:20
1-3 Offertorio 10:58
2-1 Sanctus 2:36
2-2 Agnus Dei 4:57
2-3 Lux Aeterna 6:07
2-4 Libera Me 13:09
2-5 "Te Deum" 15:58

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Carnegie Hall

Credits

  • Bass Vocals – Nicola Moscona
  • Chorus – Westminster Choir*
  • Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
  • Conductor – Arturo Toscanini
  • Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Bruna Castagna
  • Orchestra – NBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Soprano Vocals – Zinka Milanov
  • Tenor Vocals – Jussi Björling

Notes

Recorded during a public performance on 23 November 1940.

[Note on back cover] Warning to the buyer: This historic mono CD set derives from acetate disc masters which had clicks, pops, crackle, and distortion. Although the sound quality was greatly improved by careful digital re-processing, this release is recommended to those interested in performance values rather than hi-fi sound.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 17685 02402 3

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
THS 65031-32 Verdi*, Westminster Choir*, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini Verdi*, Westminster Choir*, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini - Requiem Mass ‎(LP, Album, Mono, Gat) Arturo Toscanini Society, The THS 65031-32 US 1970
CD-1269 Verdi*, Toscanini*, Milanov*, Castagna*, Björling*, Moscona* Verdi*, Toscanini*, Milanov*, Castagna*, Björling*, Moscona* - Requiem • Te Deum (State Of Art 2012 Restauration) ‎(8xFile, FLAC, Mono, RE, RM) Music & Arts CD-1269 2013
CD-4240 Verdi*, Toscanini*, Milanov*, Castagna*, Björling*, Moscona* Verdi*, Toscanini*, Milanov*, Castagna*, Björling*, Moscona* - Requiem - Te Deum ‎(2xCD, Mono, RE, RM) Music & Arts CD-4240 US 2003