‘Sir Colin Davis conducts the Requiem with a judicious mix of fire and meditative calm’ (Gramophone) ‘a strong set of soloists … Every note fills me with affection and wonder, and that’s rare … his performance really feels like a live one as if we’re hearing this glorious score straight out of the crucible in which it was forged … From the Domine Jesu Christe onwards everyone seems gripped by the unfolding drama, prompting them to give of their individual and collective best … there’s a tension in the orchestra – a sense of approaching finality … that dark, tolling figure in the Lux Aeterna is unforgettable, the soloists singing with a liberating loveliness that’s equally memorable … Dies irae is (another) case in point … Sir Colin’s performance is in another league entirely’ (MusicWeb) Disc 1 [45:39] 1. I. Requiem Aeternam 9:09 2. II. Dies Irae 2:17 3. III. Tuba Mirum 3:26 4. IV. Liber Scriptus 5:02 5. V. Quid Sum Miser 3:36 6. VI. Rex Tremendae 3:35 7. VII. Recordare 3:58 8. VIII. Ingemisco 3:28 9. IX. Confutatis 5:27 10. X. Lacrymosa 5:37 Disc 2 [36:25] 1. XI. Domine Jesu Christe 4:17 2. XII. Hostias 5:29 3. XIII. Sanctus 2:36 4. XIV. Agnus Dei 4:28 5. XV. Lux Aeterna 6:15 6. XVI. Libera Me, Dies Irae, Requiem Aeternam 7:24 7. XVII. Libera Me 5:52