Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Of the many recordings of Giuseppe Verdi's Messa da Requiem", Herbert von Karajan's 1972 recording is among the most admired. Alongside the Berlin Philharmonic and the Wiener Singverein", he is joined by Mirella Freni", Christa Ludwig", Carlo Cossutta and Nicolai Ghiaurov - four of the finest Verdi interpreters of his time. THE ORIGINAL SOURCE SERIES is presented on 180g vinyl in deluxe gatefold edition with original cover and lyrics", the copies of this series are limited and numbered. They are accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes", plus an article which explains the exact technical background.