Riccardo Muti Conducts - Verdi (2022)

Muti, the CSO and Verdi: an inspired partnership for the ages

: By performing in concert, the music was "largely liberated from distractions," allowing the score's inventive colors and "simmering quiet" to shine. Messa da Requiem (Italian Opera Academy, December 2022) Riccardo Muti conducts Verdi (2022)

“Muti's Verdi Requiem is unlike any other I have encountered... Muti is extremely scrupulous about how various words are emphasised. The intention is to actually give meaning to the text, rather than just to sing the notes.” Seen and Heard International · 1 year ago Muti, the CSO and Verdi: an inspired partnership

: Muti’s approach centered on "gleaming, even fearsome clarity," stripping away the typical "bad habits" of Italian tradition like score cuts or over-the-top acting. The intention is to actually give meaning to

“Muti's grand tour of Verdi's work with the CSO is a triumph... with performances such as this, staging and costumes can be a distraction and no longer necessary.” The Classical Music Guide Forums · 3 years ago

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Muti, the CSO and Verdi: an inspired partnership for the ages

: By performing in concert, the music was "largely liberated from distractions," allowing the score's inventive colors and "simmering quiet" to shine. Messa da Requiem (Italian Opera Academy, December 2022)

“Muti's Verdi Requiem is unlike any other I have encountered... Muti is extremely scrupulous about how various words are emphasised. The intention is to actually give meaning to the text, rather than just to sing the notes.” Seen and Heard International · 1 year ago

: Muti’s approach centered on "gleaming, even fearsome clarity," stripping away the typical "bad habits" of Italian tradition like score cuts or over-the-top acting.

“Muti's grand tour of Verdi's work with the CSO is a triumph... with performances such as this, staging and costumes can be a distraction and no longer necessary.” The Classical Music Guide Forums · 3 years ago

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