A Requiem-recording from a monetary point of view event - this is the conclusion of this live recording of Verdi's works from La Scala in Milan under Daniel Barenboim. The result is not totally devastating failure, is mainly due to the occupation of Anja Harteros and even more so at the wonderfully unfussy singing Elina Garanca in the female roles. In the men's Rene Pape Bass comes through well, but the cast of Jonas Kaufmann is really only owed his fame. But what you need at the requiem its known-famous attributes of Womanizer? Looking good does not justify the occupation here. Especially in a work like the Requiem may expect a certain level of Italianita of the singers and this is the almost Teutonic therefore Stapf ends businessman with due respect from almost completely. The choir and the Orchestra of La Scala are "driven" (another word for this partly unspeakable undifferentiatedness I can not think) by Daniel Barenboim, from which you have already heard more convincing conducting engagements. Thus, the overall summary precipitates rather mixed, the recording will probably have their place in the market for purely monetary reasons because of the name.
