Composer of the Week - Giuseppe Verdi - Episode 5

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Donald Macleod looks at some of the personalities and institutions who were instrumental in helping Verdi achieve success. 5/5. Casa Ricordi By his death in 1901, Verdi had achieved great recognition. Internationally acclaimed, feted wherever he went, his long career had by then spanned 60 years. He had amassed a fortune, due in part to the fact that he was a shrewd businessman but also because of the efforts of Casa Ricordi, the publishing house which had, and continued, to tirelessly promote his music. Piangea cantando nell'erma landa...Ave Maria (Otello, Act 4) Cheryl Studer (soprano) Orchestra of Bastille Opera Myung-Whun Chung (conductor) Libera me (Messa da Requiem) Carol Vaness (soprano) Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra Colin Davis (conductor) Je viens solliciter de la Reine...o bien perdu (Don Carlos, Act 2) Roberto Alagna (tenor) Karita Mattila (soprano) Orchestra de Paris Antonio Pappano (conductor) Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside...Vieni, o guerriero vindice (Aida, Act 2) Arnold Schoenberg Choir Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor).