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>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.

I recently acquired the Naxos version (2 discs w/ 4 sacred pieces-- $10.99
US), and it seems perfectly adequate.  Nothing I've heard comes close to
the hair-raising intensity and melting beauty of the Shaw recording on
Telarc.  What wonderful soloists!

Jim Saunders
Portland, OR