A Verdi Requiem with a dream line-up of soloists and the forces of La Scala, Milan, directed by one of the greatest maestros of our time
With acclaimed performances at the Lucerne and Salzburg Festivals, Daniel Barenboim and his magnificent partners recorded this masterpiece around a live performance at La Scala, Milan, in 2012. A superb quartet of soloists – Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Elina Garanca and René Pape – stamp their authority on this terrific performance.
This marks the first audio recording by Barenboim in his role as La Scala’s Music Director.
“Even without a fully Italianate instrument, Kaufmann’s honeyed, warm tone makes him exceptional in Verdi… Kaufmann’s refined artistry shows that even without the leather-lunged Verdians of half a century ago, today’s stars can stake their claim on the composer.” – The Telegraph