In March 2023, Dirk and Mark immersed themselves in an intensive week recording Requiem: Mozart’s Death in Words and Music with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, and the tenors and basses of the Westminster Choir.
For this dynamic interpretation, Maestro Manfred Honeck reimagined Mozart’s iconic piece by weaving narrative text throughout the score, and it’s brought to life by the narration of Academy Award® winner F. Murray Abraham, with full orchestra, chorus of 100, four soloists, and antiphonal men’s choir singing Gregorian chant.
The capturing of Mozart’s final masterpiece live in concert proved an epic undertaking. The size and scale of the forces are difficult to convey, but the recording was made with Surround Sound and 3D immersive Dolby Atmos in mind, to give the listener the closest experience to being in Heinz Hall for the performance.
We are deeply grateful for this inspiring collaboration and excited to share it with the world!
The recording is available NOW, in stereo and immersive, on your favorite streaming platforms; SACD will be available this fall.
Photos by Julie Goetz
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