Grande Messe des morts

Album by Hector Berlioz & Léopold Simoneau & Dimitri Mitropoulos & Chor der Wiener Staatsoper & Wiener Philharmoniker

Grande Messe des morts is a large-scale Requiem by French composer Hector Berlioz, completed in 1837. Scored for exceptionally large forces including expanded orchestra, multiple choirs and brass ensembles to create dramatic contrasts, monumental sonorities and spatial effects, it represents a major development in 19th-century orchestral-choral writing and stands among the large-scale sacred works of Berlioz's career.

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  1. 1.
    Grande messe des morts, op. 5: I. Requiem et Kyrie
    10:03
  2. 2.
    Grande messe des morts, op. 5: II. Dies irae
    5:26
  3. 3.
    Grande messe des morts, op. 5: II. Tuba mirum
    7:06
  4. 4.
    Grande messe des morts, op. 5: III. Quid sum miser
    2:51
  5. 5.
    Grande messe des morts, op. 5: IV. Rex tremendae
    5:43
  6. 6.
    Grande messe des morts, op. 5: V. Quaeraens me
    4:15
  7. 7.
    Grande messe des morts, op. 5: VI. Lacrymosa
    10:05
  8. 8.
    Grande messe des morts, op. 5: VII. Offertorium
    8:49
  9. 9.
    Grande messe des morts, op. 5: VIII. Hostias
    2:48
  10. 10.
    Grande messe des morts, op. 5: IX. Sanctus
    10:45
  11. 11.
    Grande messe des morts, op. 5: X. Agnus Dei
    11:36

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