Messa da requiem

Album by Giuseppe Verdi & Staatskapelle Dresden & Chor der Staatsoper Dresden & Christian Thielemann

Messa da Requiem is a Requiem mass by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, composed in 1874. Scored for soloists, chorus and orchestra, it applies Verdi's operatic approach to the Latin Mass with bold choral writing, vivid orchestral colouring and contrasts between intimate and large-scale textures, and represents a major late-career work bridging opera and sacred music in the late 19th century.
First released: 15th March 2019

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Messa da requiem: I. Requiem - Kyrie
    8:12
  2. 2.
    Messa da requiem: IIIa. Offertorium. Domine Jesu Christe
    4:30
  3. 3.
    Messa da requiem: IIa. Sequence. Dies irae
    2:23
  4. 4.
    Messa da requiem: IIIb. Offertorium. Hostias
    5:27
  5. 5.
    Messa da requiem: IIb. Sequence. Tuba mirum - IIc. Mors stupebit
    3:16
  6. 6.
    Messa da requiem: IV. Sanctus
    2:53
  7. 7.
    Messa da requiem: IId. Sequence. Liber scriptus
    4:53
  8. 8.
    Messa da requiem: V. Agnus Dei
    5:01
  9. 9.
    Messa da requiem: IIe. Sequence. Quid sum miser
    3:23
  10. 10.
    Messa da requiem: VI. Communion. Lux aeterna
    5:48
  11. 11.
    Messa da requiem: VII. Libera me
    13:54
  12. 12.
    Messa da requiem: IIf. Sequence. Rex tremendae
    3:29
  13. 13.
    Messa da requiem: IIg. Sequence. Recordare
    3:39
  14. 14.
    Messa da requiem: IIh. Sequence. Ingemisco
    3:31
  15. 15.
    Messa da requiem: IIi. Sequence. Confutatis
    5:11
  16. 16.
    Messa da requiem: IIj. Sequence. Lacrimosa
    5:40

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