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The Requiem, Op. 9, is a 1947 (revised 1961) setting of the Latin Requiem by Maurice Duruflé for a solo baritone, mezzo-soprano, mixed choir, and organ, or orchestra with organ.
In recordings, the motets are often combined with Duruflé's Requiem, sharing the same approach of polyphonic music based on Gregorian chant. They have been recorded for example by King's College Choir, conducted by Stephen Cleobury and the Corydon Singers conducted by Matthew Best. [3]
Ballade du désespéré, op. 61, lyrical poem for tenor solo and piano, orchestrated 1943; Three improvisations for organ (Notre-Dame-de-Paris, November 1928), transcribed 1954: Marche épiscopale; Méditation; Cortège; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem, op. 9, for voices and piano (1947) Charles Tournemire
Mark Rochester of Gramophone writes of the 'highly polished, virtually flawless sound of the Houston Chamber Choir' on the project. [6] James Manheim of AllMusic writes 'The album presents all of Duruflé's choral music, which fits conveniently on one CD, and it offers both distinctive performances and really superb recording of an impressive organ.'. [7]
Elena Firsova – Requiem, Op.100 (Text by Anna Akhmatova) Dmitri Kabalevsky – War Requiem (Text by Robert Rozhdestvensky) Sergei Taneyev – Cantata John of Damascus, Op.1 (Text by Alexey Tolstoy) Chinese. Tyzen Hsiao – Ilha Formosa: Requiem for Formosa's Martyrs, 2001 (Text by Min-yung Lee, 1994) Fan-Long Ko – 2-28 Requiem, 2008. (Text ...
"Libera me" ("Deliver me") is a responsory sung in the Office of the Dead in the Catholic Church, and at the absolution of the dead, a service of prayers for the dead said beside the coffin immediately after the Requiem Mass and before burial. The text asks God to have mercy upon the deceased person at the Last Judgment.
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According to the sheet music published by Alfred Publishing on Musicnotes.com, the original Lacrimosa sequence was performed in D-minor, and it was transposed into E-minor in the song. [14] Lee's vocals range from the low note of B 3 to the high note of E 5; the SATB choir vocals range from the low note of B 2 to the high note of E 4. [14]