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Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Performers: ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Violeta Urmana (Soprano)
Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek
Date of broadcast: 31 August 2008

With its large choral and orchestral forces, and emotional and romantic choruses and arias, Verdi’s 'Requiem' sounds more like one of his operas than a requiem. Its most famous section, the supercharged 'Dies Irae', with its scurrying strings and thunderous timpani strikes, has been used for dramatic effect in many films and adverts.

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Performers: ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Performers: ±«Óãtv Symphony Chorus
Performers: Crouch End Festival Chorus
Performer: Violeta Urmana (Soprano)
Performer: Michelle DeYoung (Mezzo-soprano)
Performer: Joseph Calleja (Tenor)
Performer: Ildebrando d'Arcangelo (Bass)
Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek
Recording date: 31 August 2008
Date of broadcast: 31 August 2008

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