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Leonard Bernstein's Verdi Requiem Posted by Damian on March 2, 2026, 9:19 am I just listened to Bernstein's recording of the Verdi Requiem. Wow!!! It's got the best bass drum 'thwacks' in the Dies Irae and it's a recording unlike any other I've heard. I thought I was done with this piece having listened to it sooooooooo many times over the years. But my love and admiration of the piece has been renewed. What do other people think?

Re: Leonard Bernstein's Verdi Requiem Posted by Ralph Moore on March 2, 2026, 10:30 am, in reply to "Leonard Bernstein's Verdi Requiem" That was the performance whereby I came first to know the work, Damian, and it is thrilling. I recommend it as a first choice in my survey of the Verdi Requiem: https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2017/Oct/Verdi_requiem_survey.pdf Previous Message I just listened to Bernstein's recording of the Verdi Requiem. Wow!!! It's got the best bass drum 'thwacks' in the Dies Irae and it's a recording unlike any other I've heard. I thought I was done with this piece having listened to it sooooooooo many times over the years. But my love and admiration of the piece has been renewed. What do other people think?

Re: Leonard Bernstein's Verdi Requiem Posted by Damian on March 2, 2026, 11:29 am, in reply to "Re: Leonard Bernstein's Verdi Requiem" I need to re-read your survey. There might be some other gems I've missed over the years. I never understood why the Giulini recording topped most surveys. Great conducting, bad sound, non-ideal soloists (Schwarzkopf?? Are you kidding???).

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