Verdi's Requiem: Offertorio

Karajan conducts the orchestra and choir of Teatro A La Scala in 1967. The soloists are Leontyne Price, Fiorenza Cossotto, Luciano Pavarotti, and Nikolai Ghiaurov.

[@theponderingplumb9790]

Oh my god, Pavarotti is especially amazing here. This is a flawless recording all around

[@mariezenaida]

How does Pav do that...4:49 He is the master. And one can't find a better Requiem than this one, really. So much limpid beauty. Karajan looks like he's in a trance at times.

[@DarryanDhanpat]

mezza voce

[@ezravonhindenburg1240]

Miss Price that control 2:37 is unmatched! #Legend!

[@VenusLover17]

This is Heaven!

[@jenfroe8806]

8:08-9:09 could quite possibly be my favorite passage in all of Classical music. On a side note, Leontyne Price is absolutely sublime.

[@danawinsor1380]

That chromatic harmony in that passage has always haunted me.

[@ctangkau]

Pavarotti's resonance is so amazing

[@VenusLover17]

Incredible! Such beauty brings tears to my eyes. And Price?! Wow!! The Gods of singing came down to Earth....

[@tamarakupchenko8230]

È più opera lirica apposto di musica sacra i voci non sono adatti a questo brano !

[@claudiosalinasalvarez3840]

In min 7:03 I almost cried.

[@xavieralberto1176]

Today it’s no longer possible to get together a quartet if singers of this calibre. Talking about resonance-they’re all out of this world, but I am particularly impressed by Ghaurov.💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@susanmjordan]

Price at 3:49 ... what I would give to sing ONE NOTE like that! This is a magnificent recording, four remarkable singers, Verdi at his absolute best. I can listen to it over and over.

[@susanmjordan]

I believe when I posted this I had the time wrong. I was referring of course to her first entrance, where she sustains and spins that tone as no one else ever has that I've heard. What a magnificent artist, and what a God-given, glorious sound.

[@howarddibben3126]

i.e. 2.39

[@MikeDrewYT]

UN-believable talent in that room. Karajan looks possessed. An Pavarotti just chillin' singing his part -- second fiddle to Ghiaurov. Did he even know what he would become yet?

[@Mooorhe]

Wow! Pavarotti's mezza voce here is so meltingly beautiful!

[@LiradeTerpsichore]

Yes!!!

[@keithswanson5750]

Yes! My 2nd favorite Verdi Requiem. I still prefer the Bjorling..Price ...Tozzi..and Elias with Reiner and Vienna (only because of Bjorling's Hostias)

[@mortalclown3812]

Leontyne Price is in her 97th year. (Apr. '23) Video from '67. This was magnificent.

[@pegchandler3904]

Four gorgeous artists in their prime. Verdi would have been delighted with their performance. Their focus on Karajan implies a great respect for him and fine attention to detail and focus on the music.

[@fabouw]

4:50 indeed is fabulous but what about 5:39. 38-year old Nicolai with the most beautiful post-war basso. Two unique ever lasting voices.

[@photo161]

An imperious Price and an altogether magnificent vocal quartet in a heart-rending performance of the Offertorium from Verdi's Requiem...I never heard it sung and played so movingly before, not ever.

[@larryloverde1629]

A masterpiece written by a master. Sung by four incredible singers. Conducted by someone who is deeply committed to the music and subject of that music. Just look at his facial expressions and nuanced movements. He is living that music. If only more of our young people would give this a listen. There is nothing more beautiful and expensive than the human voice properly trained and supported. I’m not a singer and not a musician. I’m just a listener for many years that has a deep respect and admiration for what these people can do. If you need a break from today’s world just sit down and listen to this. Thank you.

[@DarryanDhanpat]

6:50 his mind is experiencing the infinite sublime

[@giancarlopiligp]

You have grasped in the depths of the meaning the true feeling that man expresses towards the Most High, the Lord God, through music and all art. May all men of good will listen to this music but above all listen to the Word of God and put it into practice.

[@mortalclown3812]

This. Ditto. 💯❤️

[@andyjeffrey9590]

Brings me to tears every time

[@alexj.denton7453]

4:50 Pavarotti refinado como nunca, llevo su voz al punto más delicado y bello, representación única del Requiem. Pavarotti sincelado hasta al más mínimo detalle, pocas veces se escucho así

[@sebastianfernandezsoto1037]

Completamente de acuerdo, además una de las representaciones mejor llevadas del Hostias preces tibi

[@MignonDunne]

I'm not a Verdi fan in particular, but this is amazing music. And...Price and Pavarotti and Ghiaurov on the same stage in 1-9-6-7. (Pavarotti looks like he's just out of high school). Just breathtaking!! (And...von Karajan conducts without a score...sheeesh!) This is just too much.

[@jansumi]

Saw them all do this at Expo 67 in Montreal - Price & Cossotto were sheer heaven, their Recordare always always makes me cry. The only change was the tenor was Bergonzi instead. ): But no problem - it was astounding and remains to this day the best I've ever seen. CBC recorded it but no longer have it - tch tch tch. So glad the dvd was finally released - obviously done a few months later. And Pavarotti - bless him...

[@ERIKEPAIOS]

I have this edition,on dvd.verdi "messa da requiem" price-pavarotti-cossotto-ghiaurov from deutsche grammophon-unitel.....absolutely awesome

[@d.mavridopoulos66]

Great music sung by terrific voices.

[@alexj.denton7453]

Terrific as in good?

[@d.mavridopoulos66]

@@alexj.denton7453 In this case, as in stupendous and earth-shattering.

[@ivelinapancheva3681]

Ahh the Divine voice of N.Ghiaurov

[@MrJohnnystott]

Never realized before how much Pavarotti's voice resembled Bjoerling's until hearing this. Both were remarkable talents, and this must be the greatest performance of Verdi's Requiem ever.

[@alejofigueroa3479]

La perfeccion!! El mejor director de todos los tiempos, en el mejor teatro de la historia, el coro es impresionante y ni hablar de la orquesta! Los solistas excelenteaa

[@Igorls8]

Thats what you call a Dream Team. This recording will be preserved as a cultural heritage for many centuries

[@johnnicholson7750]

Breathtaking performance. The soloists of the highest quality assembled for this performance. Hard to imagine getting all these operatic superstars together and they sing so well together: no one grandstanding just perfect ensemble singing.

[@TrySomeMusic]

Price is absolutely astounding

[@giancarlopiligp]

Only under the direction of Karajan such extraordinary voices could only express their greatest talent. 

[@hrh4961]

What total bullshit.

[@MegaPrincessbear]

The way Verdi encapsulates the very essence of supplication in the Hostias section at 4:50 is just sublime. How lucky are we to have the confluence of that beautiful music and this divine collection of artists to share it with us? A young Pavarotti singing this prayer with an effortless soft tenacity, one of the most sonorous basses in our history, a true golden age mezzo, and of course the unmatched perfection of La Price in her prime. Karajan was a visionary to bring these paragons together. Forever stanning this performance.

[@cassandrarosado8688]

Beautifully stated!

[@user-ko3um5sm3r]

WOOOOOW. That was Fabuluosly Increadible. What an honor to be with this great singers and musicians. Just WOW. Masters and Master piece. How blessed those who were their to hear and watch them.

[@gemmadestate3216]

Un'edizione capolavoro!

[@Shamsithaca]

The video quality, sound is quite incredible, upto todays quality, if not the color better for something not a film, filmed more than half a century ago!

[@jimkeeler1488]

Karajan gets incredibly expressive singing from this extraordinary quartet of great voices.

[@elisecurran9497]

What an incredible performance of an incredible work!!

[@lucianasalis9216]

che compagnia di canto! Eccezionale!!!

[@sieknlence]

Each of these performers is magnificent, but special kudos to Nikolai Ghiaurov 5:39 and, my goodness, Leontyne Price 2:37. Absolutely sublime.

[@ubiestinsula]

Perfection

[@cumhurgorgun]

Incredible!

[@davidhall5546]

This will never be surpassed

[@giuseppinascapparone5912]

LA PERFEZIONE !!!

[@elisagentili]

Voci meravigliose dirette da grande maestria che esaltano una composizione sublime! La commozione è assicurata!

[@trumlin952]

Una vera meraviglia! Immenso Karajan e cantanti staordinari. Pavarotti, poi, un vero angelo

[@giuseppinascapparone5912]

Esecuzione leggendaria! Quattro interpreti eccezionali !!!! Per non parlare di orchestra, e Direttore!!!!

[@nicolasdelaforge7420]

I'm glad they included Fiorenza Cossotto - didn't know she was this great.

[@jbut1208]

She is!

[@kaboo118]

This is really the best out there, all of the soloist are in the best of voices, and the conductor is brilliant. Next to the one Carl Reiner recorded and thats another brilliant conductor.

[@liedersanger1]

Fritz Reiner.

[@cassandrarosado8688]

The best Requiem interpretation .

[@windycityliz7711]

Ah, there IS the Muti at LaScala.

[@alexj.denton7453]

El cierre es glorioso

[@helencaroprese4351]

WOW! Voices in their prime.

[@hugovdg]

jaason53, wherever you are, may God bless you for this - this... something beyond belief

[@francescostellato2342]

Cast stellare, direzione eccellente!

[@tamarakupchenko8230]

A cosa servono in questo caso loro voci troppo voce))

[@mariomario2825]

@@tamarakupchenko8230 è un requiem di verdi non di mozart, lei la sente l'orchestrazione? Mah.....

[@Gladiusinanus]

❤ Thank you, sir, for this recording. Not just that this is one of my favourite musical jewels, but also one of two of my favourite bass'...When Hostias starts, it is worth to leave everything aside, close one's eyes and just allow to be - the music. From all heart thank you! Kristijan, Cro

[@yaelpalombo4093]

È l’unico Pavarotti che amo di più , con interpreti superlativi e il direttore d’orchestra meraviglioso💖💖💖💖💖💐

[@johnwallace9792]

It's not his fault: Karajan loved himself some Karajan... LOVED it.

[@pegchandler2527]

Exquisite!

[@starmanbridges]

Wonderful...

[@yaelpalombo4093]

Meravigliosi interpreti!!!!!!

[@romearomeo]

Musica e interpretazione divina

[@hugovdg]

would anyone believe me? - i watched this 'Requiem' performance in its entirety on Moscow TV when i was 14. never mind the sound quality then - Leontyne Price made it irrelevant. i remember every bit of her part - strangely, it's only tonight that i have realized that one of the performers is Luciano Pavarotti (sorry, Mary, i've pasted in my msg to you - couldn't help it)

[@mortalclown3812]

I believe you - times have changed. There used to be opera singers on US late night talk shows. Opera stars were household names. We were never a cultured nation, but had a few glorious moments. ✨🌙 🌹

[@sabinedemeester813]

Magnifique 😊

[@marcsimard2555]

Ghioroff est la plus belle basse que j'aie entendue! Merveille voix ! Mort trop jeune😥😥

[@marccornish2604]

Can you imagine just to open your mouth, inflate your lungs, that glorious sound??!!

[@plooh5316]

Simply the best voices, and how perfectly they are balanced to produced great ensemble singing. Just want to note another high point which occurs at the chord at 7:45. Leontyne Price executes a beautiful trill (so rarely done by sopranos in other performances of this piece) as the others hold the notes of the chord including the strong bass of Nicolai Ghiaurov. Flawless!

[@mannydecastro3782]

This is beautiful as it should be - Great performance by all involved - We always benefit from the effects of beauty.

[@barendlotz9270]

How can it get better than this? From conductor to soloists some of the best voices ever to sing on the opera stage, but somehow this was not good enough for some people. Pleas explain.

[@beignet58]

I think I died and gone to heaven!!

[@fabouw]

Pavarotti and Ghiaurov in their prime!!

[@rodolfomonaco7926]

Un cast stellare per una musica divina!

[@ntesanemthimkulu3827]

Heavenly

[@sukramebar]

I was only seven, but I wish i'd been there....

[@istvannesarang7889]

Csodálatos!

[@yes4albert]

It's just perfect. That's all.

[@brunopicaude3092]

Quel quatuor ahurissant !

[@Babouviste]

Magnificat....

[@barose1]

He was very handsome, I don't mind looking at him. (blush)

[@majelladrouet6028]

Loop Price at 2.30 whenever you're feeling blue - "Sed signifer Sanctus Michael".

[@francescogelsomino5802]

Nessun giudizio, solo il mistico silenzio ....grazie.

[@Sirius-me5zy]

What a team

[@starmanbridges]

1:55 okay, i'm leaving for heaven now...

[@alessandrogusella6504]

first cello: Mario Gusella....what a wonderful musician!

[@krrainey77]

Sublime

[@simonpietromorandi6499]

..una cosa cosi' restera' nei secoli immortale!!!!!!

[@blaht15]

Pavarotti, unbeatable...

[@use-c7o]

Luigi Alva лучше!

[@hrh4961]

@@use-c7o Totally different type of tenor voice, "tenore di grazie." Lovely singer, but definitely not a lyric or spinto like LP.

[@lucianopavarotti2843]

Grazie

[@jimkeeler1488]

Price from about 940 on...OMG!

[@nathelondon3719]

Pavarotti unequalled. Probably never will be. RIP.

[@auntierob]

wow!

[@mikele4956]

Esecuzione assolutamente eccezionale, ma su tutti la Price e Ghiaurov

[@giuseppinascapparone5912]

Meraviglioso ascoltare interpreti di questo livello. Da brividi!

[@feeltheforce7922]

GRANDE!!

[@carmeloserafin5101]

La bellezza della voce della Price e il suo controllo sono da manuale...ma Von Karajan è al suo apice di una bellezza anche trasognata e fisica......e si capisce ami il bel canto....e segue i cantanti come un ....vero Mago.....ottimi Ghiaurov....la Cossotto era il momento che all'Angelicum incideva molta musica sacra di Perosi...e autori del 900...quindi in canna...Pavarotti è lui.

[@josemazamoreno9193]

Tamien el requiem de verdi con luciano pavarotti costo guiaurov grabados en la escla de Milán enero 1967 también la pueden sacar en bluray video estuvo en láser disc está en DVD la recomiendo criticó José Andrés Maza está música clásica és fantástico para la semana santa

[@jpa1214]

Wow

[@alanknights2779]

Damn you tube putting a commercial break in the most poingnant moment how dare you attempt to degrade such beautiful divine music, huh!?

[@cassandrarosado8688]

Best Requiem !!!

[@DongleKumquat]

I don't know what it is about the last 45 seconds of this that gets me. Closure. Such bittersweet closure. Something like that would go well with the closing scene of a well-directed love story, where the man proposes to the woman. She cries tears of happiness, cascading him in kisses and hugging him tightly. She softly whispers in his ear, "How could I say no." Cut to black, 'The End' on the final chord. Someone ought to make that happen. :)

[@JeeRant]

This is a fantastic performance, but the camera direction is really inept. The cameras move around too much, show things at weird angles, stay on the orchestra when we want to see the singers/conductor, etc. It's also a bit weird that this was filmed without an audience...it's slightly depressing, looking out an empty concert hall.

[@yuriykulagin]

❤

[@marialetiziabruschi2003]

wondeful

[@jaredjosue_]

Around the same time Pavarotti collapsed the Soviet Union with that High C in Che Gelida manina

[@pavarotti744]

pity it wasn't the American empire instead.

[@TheOperajet]

Whoever clicked the "dislike" button clearly meant to click "like" but missed.

[@britters2010]

can't wait till i can sing this!!!

[@starmanbridges]

@jansumi Lucky you!