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Und ein Licht leuchtete im Musikverein. Über das Zelebrieren einer Totenmesse.

Massed Hungarian forces impress in a monumental performance of Berlioz' grand work under Howard Williams' baton.

Michael Spyres' long lyrical line in the Sanctus was outstanding, his tone ardent and ringing.

Berlioz’s gargantuan Grande Messe des morts with the Bergen Philharmonic and Edward Gardner opened the Bergen International Festival with deafening climaxes and even more resounding silence.

Continuing his celebration of the music of Hector Berlioz with the Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot leads an enthralling performance of the epic Requiem.

The silence of the Cenotaph was swept away by the greatest howl of anguish in music.

Edward Gardner conducts a solemn, emotionally-charged performance of Berlioz’s radical masterpiece at Gloucester Cathedral

Esa-Pekka Salonen opened the Philharmonia season with a taut, driven Berlioz Requiem, epic, if somewhat constrained by the scale of the Festival Hall.

Malgré les effectifs gigantesques présents dans la cathédrale, le chef vénézuélien a dirigé une interprétation juste et solennelle de l'œuvre, rendant hommage à Claudio Abbado décédé deux jours plus tôt.

It’s been a busy couple of months for Berlioz’s Requiem in London. First there was Sir Colin Davis’s June performance at St. Paul’s, with the reinforced London Symphony Orchestra’s brass bands arrayed around the dome. Now, on an unofficial Big Choral Weekend at the Proms there was this valedictory effort from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and their outgoing music director, Thierry Fischer.