Verdi "Messa da Requiem" Carlo Maria Giulini 1960 

Joan is simply AMAZING here, and the rest of the cast is great too thank you!

I think this is the earliest recording of Giulini's Requiem we have, and the first in a great line of performances with the Philharmonia. [Technically, the 2nd since he performed it in London with the same forces 2 months earlier - not recorded!] Though Sutherland is the 'headliner', for me Cossotto is even more impressive - like Sutherland, an up-and-coming star in her 2nd year at Covent Garden at this point. The rest of the quartet are on fine form too (incidentally, Vinco was Cossotto's husband for 40 years), and they and the chorus are recorded well. The orchestral sound is a bit sull, sadly - but this is a fabulous performance & a terrific souvenir of the very beginning of the formidable combination of Giulini & the Verdi Requiem in the 60s. Thank you!!

Was expecting to love Sutherland, but the bass-baritone was a pleasant surprise. Very Ghiaurov-esque

I like this recording, but it would be good to one day remove the static.When possible, of course.