Verdi Requiem in Canterbury Cathedral: from the il piu piano possible Requiem to the morendo Libera me (depicting 'one priest, one cross, one candle'), via belting operatic-style choruses and emotionally intense arias. Always enjoyable. Not quite the chorus of 1000 who sang at the first British performance at the Albert Hall, but a 150-strong massed choir, large orchestra, a wonderfully dramatic outsize bass drum and a challenging (for the listener) cathedral acoustic.
* Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) completed the Requiem, his only large-scale work not intended for the stage, in 1874.
