Mozart: Requiem
Presiding over modern forces, Schreier offers a conventional but stylistically informed interpretation in which the link between theRequiemand the great sacred works of the Baroque can be readily sensed. The reading combines seriousness of tone with an appealing sincerity of expression and gains much from the playing of the Dresden orchestra, which produces clear lines and translucent textures without surrendering its customary warmth of tone. Released in 1983, the digital recording is satisfyingly balanced and captures all the tonal richness of the performance.--Ted Libbey