Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Messa da Requiem
Sinfonia "La battaglia di Legnano"
Sinfonia "Giovanna D'Arco"

Modest Moussorgski (1839-1881)
6 Mélodies (trans. I. Markevitch)

Galina Vischnevskaya, soprano
Nina Issakova, mezzo-soprano
Vladimir Ivanovski, ténor
Ivan Petrov, basse
Russian State Academy Choir
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Igor Markevitch, direction

Despite this recording has been released with Russian Orchestra, Chorus and Singers, not used to the italian music, this version of Verdis' Requiem is one of the most impressive, for its power and depth, in the discography of this masterwork. Together with this recording (which is an homage to Igor Markevitch), the CD box includes other 2 rare works: 2 Verdian Ouvertures, recorded in London in 1952 and the rare Lieder with Orchestra (arranged bythe same Marckevitch) of Mussorgsky with Galina Vischnevskaya.