There are two groups of people in the world: those who think Mozart’s Requiem in D minor is the greatest requiem ever written, and those who think that Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem deserves the accolade.
No prizes for guessing which camp I fall into.
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And then there are those of us who think they are both wonderful and are content to leave it at that.
Well, for dramatic impact, you really can’t beat Verdi’s.
Yes, I think I know. The best recording I have of it is Christopher Hogwood’s with the Westminter Cathedral Boys Choir.