I had the incredible honor of being there live when this epic recording was made in the monastery church of Diessen, Germany. Before he began, Leonard Bernstein asked the audience not to applaud afterwards in order to respect the dignity of the place of worship. The audience followed this request and gave applause in the form of absolute silence - for more than ten minutes. It was one of the most magical moments in my whole life.
You so right. The tempo is so emotional , the genius of Mozart connect to the genius of Bernstein the choose the perfect tempo to this part of the Requiem
It all depends to the acoustics. Listen to Karajan‘s last recording from the Berlin Philharmonic… it’s totally different but also awesome like heaven itself. There are many splendid readings of Mozart’s major masterwork.
I had the incredible honor of being there live when this epic recording was made in the monastery church of Diessen, Germany. Before he began, Leonard Bernstein asked the audience not to applaud afterwards in order to respect the dignity of the place of worship. The audience followed this request and gave applause in the form of absolute silence - for more than ten minutes. It was one of the most magical moments in my whole life.
This performance made me dislike all other performances of Lacrimosa. The slowness makes this so powerful!
You so right. The tempo is so emotional , the genius of Mozart connect to the genius of Bernstein the choose the perfect tempo to this part of the Requiem
It all depends to the acoustics. Listen to Karajan‘s last recording from the Berlin Philharmonic… it’s totally different but also awesome like heaven itself. There are many splendid readings of Mozart’s major masterwork.
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Have you heard the Böhm rendition? It's not quite as slow as this one, but it has a similar charm that can't be found in say the Karajan one.
The only maestro that understood the right tempo for this part, its vibrate my heart
Bernstein's tempo choices vary with the acoustics of the concert space. He played quicker in drier halls.
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What breathcontrol for the choir, at this speed!! Slow-motion more like! Respect!
Sure Leonard had his reasons 😊❤️
Senza parole...
Perfeito
Very a very slowly........