Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Frank Lopardo, Tenor

Hector Berlioz, Requiem, Op. 5

by C. Michael Bailey
October 3, 2004

Hector Berlioz Requiem, Op. 5 Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Frank Lopardo, Tenor Telarc Records 2004

A Primer on Requiems

WARNING--Classical Music Break with Religious Overtones

Technically, a Requiem is a type of Mass. Forty years ago, it might not have been necessary to define these terms, but in today's multi-centric societies, particularly the burping polyglot that is Western Society, it might be just worth a just a ...