Verdi - Messa da Requiem - Naxos Deutschland

The fiftieht anniversary of Toscanini's death was celebrated in 2007 with gala concerts around the world, one of the most glamorous events being this benefit concert at the basilica of St. Mark's in Venice. The 11-year-old child prodigy Lorin Maazel once met the Italian maestro in New York, and Toscanini's legacy left a permanent mark on Maazel as a musician. His tour with the Symphonica Toscanini, called "In the Footsteps of Toscanini", culminated in two concerts in Venice featuring Verdi's Requiem, a showpiece of Toscanini's, and St Mark's, the birthplace of stereophonic and quardaphonic sound, proved to be an ideal venue for this eloquent and musically impressive confessional work.

"Aufnahme"
Recorded at the Basilica di San Marco, Venice, 16 November 2007