Scoring: Piccolo flute, Flute (2), Oboe (2), Clarinet (in B) (2), Bassoon (4), Horn (4), Trumpet (4), Trumpet (4) in lontananza, Trombone (3), Oficleide, Timpani, Concert bass drum, Violin (2), Viola, Violoncello, Double bass

In spite of the most enthusiastic reception at the work’s premiere, the famous pianist and conductor Hans von Bülow criticized Verdi’s Messa da Requiem as “an opera in ecclesiastical robes”. Nonetheless, or maybe precisely for this quality, the work has conquered concert...