Best recoding of Mozart's Requiem

I don't know whether it is "the best" or anywhere near that mythical level, but the one I have is by the Choeurs et Orchestre de Paris under Daniel Barenboim, with Kathleen Battle, Ann Muray, David Rendall and Matti Salminen EMI CDC 7473422. It sounds good to me, but then what do I know, I have no other point of reference. Wonder what the previous posters think of this recording?

Yo, Sugarbrie: Dug your recommendation. Maybe I'll try it. I've sung the Requiem several times, including the bass solo.
Like you, I'm a professional chorister. I wish that being one made me an authority on the piece, but alas, it does not. I've sung with Schreier (St. John Passion) and saw/heard Hogwood do the Mozart at Royal Festival Hall. Still, I hestitate to recommend a definitive version, but hey, I'm a libra. I seem to gravitate more towards the lean and mean early music versions because I can hear the innards better. For overview and perhaps emotion...maybe the Schreier IS the one to have.

So I did a search, I did notice multiple version of Schreier's Requiem.. I also did find one with Schmidt and Araiza, That version was recently release, 1995. It maybe a remaster of your recomendation Sugarbie.

V18/Requiem+/Schreier:schmidt,Araiza,Lso on www.hmv.ca

I do remember the Movie and the Scene 6chac, the problem is that they rarly play the whole and complete Aria or movement on DVD, its usally snippets ..plus I always prefer 2-chn...but thanks !

The version I really like is Directed by Matthias Bamert. I did audition a few version and found this one interresting. It can be found under Amati label (1991). album number:SR 9014/1.

The artists are: Lena Lootens (soprano), Margit Neubauer (Mezzo sprano), Martyn Hill(Tenor), Kurt Widmer (Bass-Bariton) and Edgar Krapp (orgean)...

I really like but can't say if it's the best version (I did not try them all)...

Regards

For CD versions full price I will go with recent Herreweghe
on Harmonia Mundi label, excellent recording with great emotional thrust. This is period instrument performance.

Nearly as good at bargain price level is the Hickox version on Virgin label (ultraviolet series)

Other versions are good: Gardiner, Schreier etc but my 1st choice remains Herreweghe.