In 1869, at Verdi's instigation, a Requiem Mass was written by 13 Italian composers in commemoration of the first anniversary of Rossini's death. The composers were Antonio Buzzolla ,
Antonio Bazzini , Carlo Pedrotti , Antonio Cagnoni ,
Raimondo Boucheron , Carlo Coccia ,
Gaetano Gaspari , Pietro Platania , Lauro Rossi , Teodulo Mabellini ,
Alessandro Nini , Federico Ricci and Verdi himself. The work was not performed until last year in Stuttgart, when this premiere recording was made. GABRIELA BENACKOVA (soprano)
FLORENCE QUIVAR (contralto)
JAMES WAGNER (tenor) ALEXANDRU AGACHE (baritone)
AAGE HAUGLAND (bass) GACHINGER KANTOREI
PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC
CHOIR
STUTTGART RADIO
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by HELMUT RILLING
(South German Radio recording)