53 lossless recordings of Fauré Requiem. Flac/Ape in separate tracks, scans, score. Added an endearing video from BBC (1983) we can see Sergiu Celibidache rehearsing for three days at the Henry Woodhall for the concert with the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. We are witnesses of the incessant work of intonation, balance, dynamic gradation and exquisite attention to the text. During the breaks, the Romanian maestro explains his particular philosophy of musical performance and the impossibility to domestic reproduction. Enjoy!
01 Commette, Trigentuor Instrumental Lyonnais (Columbia, 1938)
02 Fournet, Orchestre Des Concerts Lamoureux (Decca, 1953)
03 Inghelbrecht, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française (Testament, 1955)
04 Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra (WHRA, 1956)
05 Ansermet, L'Orquesta de la Suisse Romande (Decca, 1960)
06 Cluytens, Societé des Concerts du Conservatorie du Paris (EMI, 1962)
07 Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra (BBC Legends, 1962)
08 Boulanger, New York Philharmonic (NYP, 1962)
09 Kubelik, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (RSPO, 1964)
10 Willcocks, New Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1967)
11 Boulanger, BBC Symphony Orchestra (BBC Legends, 1968)
12 Martinon, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO, 1968)
13 Corboz, Berner Symphonie-Orchester (Erato, 1972)
14 Yamada, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (Sony, 1973)
15 Barenboim, Orchestre de Paris (EMI, 1974)
16 Fournet, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (Philips, 1975)
17 Guest, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields (Decca, 1975)
18 Waldman, Musica Aeterna Orchestra (Decca, 1975)
19 Davis, Philharmonia Orchestra (Sony, 1977)
20 Frémaux, City of Birminghan Symphony Orchestra (Warner, 1977)
21 Ledger, English Chamber Orchestra (EMI, 1982)
22 Celibidache, London Symphony Orchestra (Concert Club, 1982)
23 Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker (EMI, 1984)
24 Rutter, City of London Sinfonia (Collegium, 1984)
25 Plasson, Orchestra du Capitole de Toulouse (EMI, 1984)
26 Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden (Philips, 1984)
27 Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Telarc, 1985)
28 Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra (DG, 1986)
29 Dutoit, Montréal Symphony Orchestra (Decca, 1987)
30 Best, English Chamber Orchestra (Hyperion, 1987)
31 Herreweghe, Ensemble Musique Oblique (HM, 1988)
32 Marlow, London Musici (Conifer, 1990)
33 Higginbottom, Capricorn (Brilliant, 1990)
34 Jordan, L'Orquesta de la Suisse Romande (Erato, 1991)
35 Gardiner,Orquesta Revolutionaire et Romantique (Philips, 1992)
36 Marriner, Academy of St. Martins in the Fields (Philips, 1993)
37 Summerly, Orford Camerata (Naxos, 1993)
38 Ozawa, Orchestre Simphonique de Boston (RCA, 1994)
39 Pople, London Festival Orchestra (Arte Nova, 1995)
40 Atherton, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (BBCMM, 1998)
41 Chung, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (DG, 1998)
42 Herreweghe, Orchestre des Champs Elysées (HM, 2001)
43 Tortelier, BBC Philharmonic (Chandos, 2003)
44 Spanjaard, Limburg Symphony Orchestra (Pentatone, 2004)
45 Malmberg, Swedish Radio Choir (BIS, 2004)
46 Fournet, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (Fontec, 2005)
47 Corboz, Sinfonia Varsovia (Mirare, 2006)
48 Christophers, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (Coro, 2007)
49 Equilbey, Membres de l'Orchestre National de France (Naive, 2008)
50 Järvi, Orchestre de Paris (Virgin, 2011)
51 Short, London Symphony Orchestra (LSO, 2012)
52 Leusink, Orchestra of the Netherlands (Amsterdam Classics, 2014)
53 Cleobury, Kings College Cambridge (KSG, 2014)
