Niccolò Jommelli – Requiem - Sveshnikov State Russian Choir

Neapolitan composer Niccolò Jommelli's (1714 – 1774) Requiem. Sveshnikov's famous bass section is powerful down to contra Ab. Performing with the choir at this time was the oktavist Streltsov, of whom we know very little. For more one the oktavist voice, see !