Publisher's Synopsis
Berlioz is the greatest musical figure in the French Romantic movement. His Requiem (1837), 'La Grande Messe des Morts', was written for the soldiers killed in the Algerian campaign. The Requiem was the only work Berlioz permitted to be published without any revision. The magnificent cathedral of Regensburg is a perfect setting for this recording of Colin Davis conducting the Bayerischer Rundfunk Symphony Chorus and Orchestra in a splendid, moving performance of Berlioz's monumental work, with tenor Keith Lewis as soloist. The performance is completed by the pealing of the cathedral bells.
