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Chamber Music Today
2012-05-02 18:50:00
Mozart’s Requiem Down Under
M ozart’s ‘Requiem’ brings a shift in mood—with the terror, the sorrow, and the sheer drama of Life … and Death.” Sydney Symphony, program notes, MAY-2012.T he performance of Mozart’s Requiem in D minor, K.626, by members of the Sydney Symphony led by [guest/emeritus] conductor David Zinman challenged our patience last night. The Süssmayr completion of the Requiem is something that many ensembles perform in 57 min or longer, full of pathos. But speeding it up more than 15%, to come in at less than 49 min, is aesthetically not a great idea. Specifically, it’s not a good idea when the acoustic delay of the stage that is more than 14 meters deep from the conductor to the rearmost chorister makes the performers sound as though they are not ‘together’. A lthough I’ve been in Australia previously, this was the first time […]
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