Gossec, Musica Polyphonica, Devos - Requiem

Wednesday 1st January 2003
Gossec, Musica Polyphonica, Devos - Requiem

STYLE: Classical
RATING 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 6603-
LABEL: Apex 8573892342
FORMAT: CD Album
ITEMS: 1

Reviewed by Steven Whitehead

The short review: if you appreciate Mozart's "Requiem" then you may well enjoy Gossec's. The two were friends and spoke the same musical language. Given that this album is a budget re-issue it really is worth a try. The recording on offer here was made in Belgium in 1986 using the manuscript rediscovered by Louis Devos, who also conducts the performance. As Devos writes: "Gossec's Requiem was regarded by so many, even Berlioz, as a model of its kind; this recording of the definitive version restores it to its rightful place."

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