Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
With this surround-sound recording of Berlioz’s Requiem, Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra tackle the infinite and the immeasurable. All the grandiose, striking beauty of the Requiem’s large-scale ceremonial is encapsulated by first-class vocal and orchestral forces, fully utilising the spatial possibilities of Grieghallen in Bergen. The matching of space and sonority was one of Berlioz’s lasting obsessions, one experience in St Paul’s Cathedral in London throwing Berlioz into a delirium of emotion from which he took days to recover. His Grande Messe des morts, notorious for its requirement of four brass bands in addition to a large orchestra and chorus, taken here from live concerts, has often been seen as one of the most emotionally powerful works of its kind. Setting a solemn and austere, even ascetic text, the music is not that of an orthodox believer but of a visionary, inspired by the dramatic implications of death and judgement. © Chandos
More infoYou are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From $10.83/month
Grande messe des morts, Op. 5, H. 75 "Requiem" (Hector Berlioz)
Collegiûm Mûsicûm Bergen Choir - Edvard Grieg Kor - Royal Northern College of Music Chorus - Bergen Philharmonic Choir - Bergen Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Crescendo - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Edward Gardner, Conductor - Hector Berlioz, Composer
(C) 2018 Chandos (P) 2018 Chandos
Collegiûm Mûsicûm Bergen Choir - Edvard Grieg Kor - Royal Northern College of Music Chorus - Bergen Philharmonic Choir - Bergen Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Crescendo - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Eikanger-Bjørsvik Band - Edward Gardner, Conductor - Hector Berlioz, Composer
(C) 2018 Chandos (P) 2018 Chandos
Collegiûm Mûsicûm Bergen Choir - Edvard Grieg Kor - Royal Northern College of Music Chorus - Bergen Philharmonic Choir - Bergen Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Crescendo - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Edward Gardner, Conductor - Hector Berlioz, Composer
(C) 2018 Chandos (P) 2018 Chandos
Collegiûm Mûsicûm Bergen Choir - Edvard Grieg Kor - Royal Northern College of Music Chorus - Bergen Philharmonic Choir - Bergen Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Crescendo - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Eikanger-Bjørsvik Band - Edward Gardner, Conductor - Hector Berlioz, Composer
(C) 2018 Chandos (P) 2018 Chandos
Bergen Philharmonic Choir - Edvard Grieg Kor - Collegiûm Mûsicûm Bergen Choir - Royal Northern College of Music Chorus - Edward Gardner, Conductor - Hector Berlioz, Composer
(C) 2018 Chandos (P) 2018 Chandos
Collegiûm Mûsicûm Bergen Choir - Edvard Grieg Kor - Royal Northern College of Music Chorus - Bergen Philharmonic Choir - Bergen Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Crescendo - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Eikanger-Bjørsvik Band - Edward Gardner, Conductor - Hector Berlioz, Composer
(C) 2018 Chandos (P) 2018 Chandos
Collegiûm Mûsicûm Bergen Choir - Edvard Grieg Kor - Royal Northern College of Music Chorus - Bergen Philharmonic Choir - Bergen Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Crescendo - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Edward Gardner, Conductor - Hector Berlioz, Composer
(C) 2018 Chandos (P) 2018 Chandos
Collegiûm Mûsicûm Bergen Choir - Edvard Grieg Kor - Royal Northern College of Music Chorus - Bergen Philharmonic Choir - Bergen Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Crescendo - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Eikanger-Bjørsvik Band - Edward Gardner, Conductor - Hector Berlioz, Composer
(C) 2018 Chandos (P) 2018 Chandos
Bror Magnus Tødenes, Tenor - Collegiûm Mûsicûm Bergen Choir - Edvard Grieg Kor - Royal Northern College of Music Chorus - Bergen Philharmonic Choir - Bergen Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Crescendo - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Edward Gardner, Conductor - Hector Berlioz, Composer
(C) 2018 Chandos (P) 2018 Chandos
Collegiûm Mûsicûm Bergen Choir - Edvard Grieg Kor - Royal Northern College of Music Chorus - Bergen Philharmonic Choir - Bergen Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Crescendo - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Eikanger-Bjørsvik Band - Edward Gardner, Conductor - Hector Berlioz, Composer
(C) 2018 Chandos (P) 2018 Chandos
Album review
With this surround-sound recording of Berlioz’s Requiem, Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra tackle the infinite and the immeasurable. All the grandiose, striking beauty of the Requiem’s large-scale ceremonial is encapsulated by first-class vocal and orchestral forces, fully utilising the spatial possibilities of Grieghallen in Bergen. The matching of space and sonority was one of Berlioz’s lasting obsessions, one experience in St Paul’s Cathedral in London throwing Berlioz into a delirium of emotion from which he took days to recover. His Grande Messe des morts, notorious for its requirement of four brass bands in addition to a large orchestra and chorus, taken here from live concerts, has often been seen as one of the most emotionally powerful works of its kind. Setting a solemn and austere, even ascetic text, the music is not that of an orthodox believer but of a visionary, inspired by the dramatic implications of death and judgement. © Chandos
Details of the original recording : Recorded live, venue Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway, 21-24 May 2018 (Bergen International Festival)
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:20:51
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Collegiûm Mûsicûm Bergen Choir
- Composer: Hector Berlioz
- Label: Chandos
- Area: France
- Genre: Classical Sacred Vocal Music Masses, Passions, Requiems
- Period: Romantic Music
(C) 2018 Chandos (P) 2018 Chandos
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz?
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalog with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets, and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.