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Requiem
01. Gabriela Scherer "Introitus"
02. Gabriela Scherer "Kyrie"
03. Gabriela Scherer "Dies Irae"
04. Gabriela Scherer "Tuba mirum"
05. Gabriela Scherer "Rex Tremendae"
06. Gabriela Scherer "Recordare"
07. Gabriela Scherer "Confutatis"
08. Gabriela Scherer "Lacrimosa"
09. Gabriela Scherer "Domine Jesu"
10. Gabriela Scherer "Hostias"
11. Gabriela Scherer "Sanctus b"
12. Gabriela Scherer "Benedictus b"
13. Gabriela Scherer "Agnus Dei"
14. Gabriela Scherer "Lux aeterna"
15. Chorwerk Ruhr "Libera me"
16. Chorwerk Ruhr "Ave verum corpus"
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| Description: | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, K. 626 - Soloists, the John Alldis Choir and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis.
Among all those sacred compositions that deal with the end of life, Mozartâ??s Requiem penetrates oneâ??s heart and soul like no other apocalyptic work. One reason for this is surely the rather mysterious story surrounding its composition, a mixture of truth and legend, which arose during the arduous last months of the ailing Salzburg composer. Although the various developmental stages and the extent to which Mozartâ??s pupils participated in the composition may never be fully clarified, the mystical power of the enigmatic fragments remains constant to this day.
Sir Colin Davis lends an immediate relentlessness to the sounds of despair that is already apparent in the tense, pulsating opening bars, and which is taken to the very limits of playability in the climactic "Dies irae". While the swift tempi might appear rather surprising, they serve to dampen any sort of opera-like sentimentality of which many recordings are guilty. The consolatory timbre in the vocal parts make them come across as oases of calm in the prevailing atmosphere of biting cold, fearsome drama, and flickering hope, all of which breathes musical life into this mass for the dead.
Recording: September 1967 at Watford Town Hall, London, by Martin Vos
Production: Harold Lawrence - CHORWERK RUHR/CONCERTO KOLN/FLORIAN HELGATH/SCHERERThere is hardly any other major work in the history of music where there are as many secrets about it's genesis as in Mozart's Requiem: from the ominous masked client to the repeated criticism of the completion of the fragment by Mozart's pupil Süßmayr (which has nevertheless established itself as a common version in concert life) to the speculation that the composer knew that he was writing his own requiem mass. The source situation is confusing, perhaps there were other "completers" besides Süßmayr working at the mass, which the widow Constanze wanted to publish as one of Mozart's alone. Some stylistic breaks in the common version that are untypical of Mozart reinforce the doubts. After a thorough study of sources and comparative stylistic analyses, Michael Ostrzyga now presents a carefully corrected version, which brings him closer to the "most probable compositional solutions for November/December 1791" that Mozart would probably have chosen. Chorwerk Ruhr presents a first reference recording."Requiem (completed by M. Ostrzyga)" is a remarkable CD release that brings together the talents of Scherer, Vondung, Helgath, Concerto Köln, and Chorwerk Ruhr under the renowned Coviello label. This recording presents an evocative interpretation of a Requiem composition that has been thoughtfully completed by composer Marius Ostrzyga. The ensemble delivers a moving performance characterized by emotional depth and technical brilliance, supported by historically informed playing from Concerto Köln and the rich choral textures of Chorwerk Ruhr. Coviello is known for its high-quality classical music recordings with exceptional sound engineering and artistic vision; their catalog features award-winning projects with leading artists in early and contemporary music. The featured performers are celebrated figures: soprano Johanna Winkel, mezzo-soprano Anke Vondung, conductor Florian Helgath?renowned for his innovative choral leadership?and ensembles recognized internationally for their excellence in period performance practice. |
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