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Helmuth Rilling

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Exquisite harmony blending with pure tone. Master conductor Rillings live performance of Verdis RequiemRilling, who has established an unshakable reputation as both a Bach expert and a specialist in choral music, has recorded Verdis monumental Requiem live. Rilling had recently garnered acclaim in May 2010 for performing Verdis Requiem with Dudamels orchestra, the Simn Bolvar Youth Orchestra; here, however, he teams up with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestraa group well known as Norringtons orchestra. While the raw power characteristic of Verdi is certainly present, above all, the orchestras pure tone blends seamlessly with the choral harmonies that Rilling draws out, creating a beauty that defies description. The soloists include Fondung, a frequent collaborator and favorite of Rilling, and Orgonassova, who has sung numerous Verdi operas. On bass was Colombara, a Bologna native with a w