This 2003 Arte Nova Classics recording features Giacomo Puccini Sr.'s Requiem, a work that brings his legendary gift for melody into sacred music. Joachim Fontaine conducts the Kantorei Saarlouis and Ensemble Una Volta with committed soloists. The composition showcases grand orchestration and dramatic vocal writing, blending Romantic sensibility with liturgical gravity. It's deeply moving and genuinely beautiful.