John Calvin Errickson wrote:

>This may be old hat to most in this forum and I know jillions of different
>versions exist but could anyone be so kind to give advice on what he or she
>considers to be relatively good performance of Verdi's requiem? The copy I
>have is the Eugene Ormandy conducted a few deacades ago.  It is rather
>unsatisfying to me.

Giulini on EMI and Fricsay on DG Originals are highly regarded by many
(including yours truly).  I wouldn't settle for "relatively good" in this
work.

I never heard Ormandy's recording.  He always struck me as a very good
technically, but not really very inspired (whatever that means) conductor.
(I don't mean this to be as pejorative as it may sound:  The orchestra
sounded wonderfully under his baton.  I remember attending a concert with
Mussorgsky/Ravel "Pictures":  it was a great example of a truly virtuoso
playing of the whole orchestra.)

-Margaret