Requiem, op. 48

Album by Gabriel Fauré & Les Chanteurs de Lyon & Le Trigintuor Instrumental Lyonnais & Édouard Commette & Ernest Bourmauck & Maurice Didier & Suzanne Dupont

Requiem, Op. 48 is a requiem mass by French composer Gabriel Fauré, completed in 1890. Scored for choir, soloists and a modest orchestra often augmented by organ, it exemplifies late-Romantic French lyricism with an emphasis on gentle, consolatory melodies and refined harmony, representing a move away from the grand, dramatic requiem tradition and reflecting a contemplative phase in Fauré's career.

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  1. 1.
    Requiem, op. 48: Introduction
    1:43
  2. 2.
    Requiem, op. 48: I. Introitus et Kyrie
    7:50
  3. 3.
    Requiem, op. 48: II. Offertorium
    8:13
  4. 4.
    Requiem, op. 48: III. Sanctus
    3:29
  5. 5.
    Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu
    4:25
  6. 6.
    Requiem, op. 48: V. Agnus Dei
    7:05
  7. 7.
    Requiem, op. 48: VI. Libera me
    4:28
  8. 8.
    Requiem, op. 48: VII. In paradisum
    3:41

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