‘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 4539 1. I. Requiem aeternam 909 2. Ii. Dies irae 217 3. Iii. Tuba mirum 326 4. Iv. Liber scriptus 502 5. V. Quid sum miser 336 6. Vi. Rex tremendae 335 7. Vii. Recordare 358 8. Viii. Ingemisco 328 9. Ix. Confutatis 527 10. X. Lacrymosa 537 disc 2 3625 1. Xi. Domine jesu christe 417 2. Xii. Hostias 529 3. Xiii. Sanctus 236 4. Xiv. Agnus dei 428 5. Xv. Lux aeterna 615 6. Xvi. Libera me, dies irae, requiem aeternam 724 7. Xvii. Libera me 552