Title: Very good performance but old recording
Review: I was pleasantly surprised to discover this music, as my opinion of Cherubini had been biased by reading Berlioz's autobiography where he trashes his teacher Cherubini. There are truly great moments in this requiem, but there do remainmovements I find a little pompous. All in all it is really worth adding to your collection, just like his C Minor requiem. The symphony is very charming as well.The interpretation is about as good as it gets, sober and with the pathos. Markevitch has a great control over the orchestra and choir.Actually for a recording that dates from the sixties it's not that bad, and the basses are clearly present. It's the trebles that are missing and so it makes me want to continue looking for another requiem. Still the voices are reasonably distinct.
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