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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.
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
The music has been described as "rich in subtle harmonies, well-written for voices, and reminiscent of impressionism". [4] A reviewer notes: "Here Duruflé shows his particular genius for invoking the spiritual element of plainsong in a polyphonic context, achieving a suppleness of rhythm alongside strong characterization of each text."
In a 2014 recording entitled Music for Remembrance, O'Donnell combined Duruflé's Requiem, in the orchestral version, with choral works written in memory of those fallen in the World Wars, including Three Prayers of Dietrich Bonhoeffer set by Philip Moore and The peace that surpasseth understanding by John Tavener, performed by soloists ...
Made the world premiere recording of the two-piano arrangement of Grieg's Concerto in A minor, written by Grieg and Károly Thern. Also the first recording of Grieg's piano version of the "Homage March" from Sigurd Jorsalfar. [12] They have recorded the piano duet version of Chopin's 2nd Piano Concerto in F minor (arr. Chopin and Carl Mikuli ...
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 ...
Both Faure & Durufle "borrow" the "Libera me" and the "In paradisum" texts from the Burial Service (not strictly part of the Requiem Mass); 4. Both Faure's & Durufle's music retain a restrained lyricism, arising from the melodic and rhythmic inspiration (in Faure's case) or melodic and rhythmic borrowings (in Durufle's) from plainchant; and 5.