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1 DVD ISO | 720x480 | MPEG-2 DVD | PCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 | Language: Latin | Subtitles: LAT, EN, FR, GER, ES, CN | 64 MIN | 3.68 GB

Artists: Christa Ludwig, Gundula Janowitz, Peter Schreier, Walter Berry, Vienna State Opera Chorus...
Chorus Master : Norbert Balatsch | Conductor: Karl Böhm | Direction : Hugo Kach | Recording Date: December 1971 | Place of recording: Piaristenkirche, Vienna

"Bohm"s authority as a Mozart conductor is never in doubt: he recorded all the Symphonies for DG with the Berlin Philharmonic in the 1960s, and there are 6 of them rerecorded in the late 1970s,late in his career with the Vienna Philharmonic. There are earlier recordings (1950s) of the late symphonies in Vienna and with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Bohm recorded Mozart"s REQUIEM with the Vienna Symphony in 1956 for Philips, and again in 1970 with the Vienna Philharmonic for DG. This video recording was made in December, 1971, and shows Bohm in full command of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Chorus. There is perfect precision, or as near perfect as I can perceive. Bohm is always solidly in control, and never pushes tempos faster than they need to be. Hearing the "Dies Irae" makes my pulse race with the drama and intensity of the text. While feeling the fear of the last judgement, I am at once overwhelmed by the beauty of Mozart"s music. The other movements are equally as consistent, and the solo singing by a dream team quartet: Gundala Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Peter Schreier, and Walter Berry, is wonderful. "