Verdi's Funeral

Archival footage of the cortège.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Verdi
• Funeral

[ReignOfPraine]

Why are they playing Mozarts requiem?

[laurion69]

Interessantissimo documento.

Però, metti il Requiem di Verdi anziché quello di Mozart..

[dagarut]

the first part is verdi requiem (till 13'') the 2nd is mozart's

[violinlurrve]

@ReignOfPraine didn't verdi write a requiem too?

[JohnS1704]

Or as he was better known , "Joe Green".- . Victor Borge.

[adam246811]

@suzyqplacet what...mozart's requiem isn't also a precious piece? but true, it would be more appropriate to have the verdi requiem.

[anitashira]

Does anybody know how call this part of aria..? I heard this sad beautiful song at the funeral one time.. 

[suzyqplacet]

What a shame that such a precious piece of film should be accompanied by MOZART'S requiem! Thank you so much for the image but please change the sound track!

[TheDmitrilover]

@foerster Da quello che so io avevano cantato tutti spontaneamente il Va Pensiero!

[bvb7589]

Verdi actually had an opera named "REQUIEM".....he also had some religious music and arias: "Messa da requiem", Laudi alla virgine Maria", Ave Maria"...I would not criticize, correct nor sugest anything to the good person that made this presentation, for fear of hurting his feeling; all the oposite, I profusely thank him for his good taste and good idea.

[foerster]

@sillychad18 :-))))

beh per avere una idea di quello che si senti' quel giorno, ovviamente non esistono testimonianze in audio, ma quando il corteo arrivò al cimitero monumentale di Milano, c'era l'orchestra della Scala, i cori di Scala e del Conservatorio, che eseguirono brani di Verdi diretti da Arturo Toscanini. Un grande momento allora di commozione soltanto, ora direi di storia, e di storia bellissima.