Requiem in D Minor, for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Berliner Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado

Requiem in D minor for soloists, chorus and orchestra, K. 626, is a requiem mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1791. The work pairs Classical-era orchestral textures with dramatic choral writing and operatic solo writing, characterised by sombre harmonic colouring, contrapuntal passages and contrasting dynamics, and it was Mozart's final composition, left unfinished at his death, occupying an important place in the late Classical sacred-music repertoire.
First released: 16th August 1999

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): I. Introitus: "Requiem aeternam"
    4:29
  2. 2.
    Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): II. "Kyrie eleison"
    2:25
  3. 3.
    Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIa. Sequenz: "Dies irae"
    1:59
  4. 4.
    Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIb. Sequenz: "Tuba mirum"
    3:17
  5. 5.
    Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIc. Sequenz: "Rex tremendae"
    1:44
  6. 6.
    Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIId. Sequenz: "Recordare"
    5:04
  7. 7.
    Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIe. Sequenz: "Confutatis"
    2:34
  8. 8.
    Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIf. Sequenz: "Lacrimosa"
    2:53
  9. 9.
    Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IVa. Offertorium: "Domine Jesu"
    3:36
  10. 10.
    Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IVb. Offertorium: "Hostias"
    3:48
  11. 11.
    Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): V. "Sanctus"
    2:07
  12. 12.
    Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): VI. "Benedictus"
    5:10
  13. 13.
    Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): VII. "Agnus Dei"
    3:29
  14. 14.
    Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): VIII. Communio: "Lux aeterna"
    5:24
  15. 15.
    Cantata on the Holy Grave of Christ for Soloists, Choir & Orchestra in C major, K. 35a/42 "Grabmusik": IV. Aria "Betracht dies Herz" (Der Engel)
    4:11
  16. 16.
    Vesperae solennes de confessore for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C major, K. 339: V. "Laudate dominum"
    4:30

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