Verdi: Requiem – Barbara Frittoli, Olga Borodina, Mario Zeffiri, Ildar Abdrazakov, Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as ‘a glorious achievement’, the recording by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under its music director, Riccardo Muti, of Verdi’s Requiem Mass features as well the Chicago Symphony Chorus and four outstanding soloists. It is the winner of two Grammy ® Awards, including ‘Best Classical Album’ and ‘Best Choral Performance’, the performance brilliantly capturing both the pathos and passion of Verdi’s masterpiece.

‘[Muti’s] profound sense of the score and his mastery of the CSO forces are fully evident. The orchestral playing is incomparable…’

Sound and Vision

‘I’m sure many in the packed hall will long remember it as a life-changing experience… The thwacks of the bass drum ricocheted mightily…, with the fiery blasts of the brass from the balcony really sounding as if Heaven were beckoning.’

Chicago Tribune