http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2019/Apr/Berlioz_requiem_PACO157.htm
Yes, Dieter, Berlioz's Requiem is a wonderful piece! In fact it's arguably the greatest work in the genre. My 17-year-old self first heard it in December 1959 at the Royal Albert Hall. Unfortunately, that was the only Beecham concert I ever got to, but what an effect it made! .... I was blown away. Happily, that very concert is preserved on a single CD (BBC Legends BBCL-40112) .... well worth seeking out! By the way, there's a very fine film from 2011 entitled 'The Tree of Life', directed by Terrence Malick and starring Brad Pitt, the final sequence of which features music from the Berlioz Requiem, to intensely moving effect.
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