Mozart: Requiem and PC 24

[richardfinegold]

Chicago SO & Rudoph Buchbinder, p; Ricardo Muti, c.

Last night an all Mozart Program, 2 minor key works. The PC was the highlight for us. The soloist played his own cadenza in I. I had never seen him before, only knew a few recordings. He and Muti were expansive and lyrical, less hard driven than others make of this most prto Beethovian work, and it worked well.
The Requiem was Sussmayr. The Chorus was the star here, mixing soft pianissimos with incisive attacks such as "Rex". I get a bit bored in the latter stages, which is more Sussmayr than Mozart and prefer other versions, but it was a satisfying evening.

[richardfinegold]

Idle thought. I wonder if there are recordings featuring Russian Choirs. I would love to hear some of those deep basses that one hears in liturgical works of Rachmaninov in the Mozart.

[slarty]

I shall look out for this concert on the CSO Sounds and Stories page. (this is a great service)
I have seen Buchbinder often especially in Vienna, mainly Beethoven and Mozart.
I remember an unusual Mozart K466 with him and the Vienna Virtuosi (the first chair players of the VPO) from a few years ago.
Just a small band of players and himself, nice clean style but not particularly HIP thankfully.
I won't comment on the Sussmayr other than to say that I agree with you about becoming bored after a while with it.