Mozart - Requiem, Solti (DVD)

This unique performance of Mozart’s great Requiem took place on 5 December 1991, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the composer’s death. Conducted by maestro Sir Georg Solti, Mozart’s music was performed as an integral part of the liturgy for which it was originally intended, the special service taking place in the magnificent setting of Saint Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna, where Mozart’s funeral rites were said on 6 December 1791. Accompanying the performance is an introductory film telling the extraordinary story of Mozart’s Requiem.

Performers:
Arleen Auger (Soprano)
Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo Soprano)
Vinson Cole (Tenor)
René Pape (Bass)
Sir Georg Solti
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Details:
Media: 1 DVD 9
Runtime: Requiem 47:14, Story of the Requiem 7:57
Size: 3.31 GB
Video: Untouched (no compression)
Type: Interlaced MPEG2
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Region Code: All Regions
TV System: NTSC
Audio: Untouched (DTS 5.1, LPCM Stereo)
Language: Latin
Subtitles: None
Menus: Untouched (Menus are in English)
Format: VIDEO_TS Folder
Stripped: DVD Showreel, Religious Service, Warnings
Studio: Decca
Recorded: December 5, 1991 (live audience recording)
DVD Release Date: June 15, 2004
Extras: Scans included in archive
Note: The "Play Programme" button on the menu is disabled. It included the religious service, which I removed. Choose the "Play Requiem" button instead :)