Mozart: Requiem Realisations
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Mozart: Requiem Realisations
Elin Manahan Thomas (sop) Christine Rice (mezzo) James Gilchrist (tenor) Christopher Purves (bass) / Choir Of Kings College Cambridge, Academy of Anci
[ Kings College Cambridge / 2 Hybrid SACD ]
Release Date: Monday 8 April 2013
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The Choir of King's College, Cambridge under conductor Stephen Cleobury presents a compelling second release. Here it performs Mozart Requiem (Süssmayr edition), followed by complete movement realisations by leading composers and musicologists including Michael Finnissy, Robert D. Levin and Duncan Druce. The recording features a stellar line up of guest soloists - Elin Manahan Thomas, Christine Rice, James Gilchrist, Christopher Purves - and the Academy of Ancient Music.
The release also features a unique bonus audio documentary about Mozart's Requiem, narrated by Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano soloist, who recently toured with Eric Whitacre), with commentary illustrated by extracts of both the Requiem and the works that inspired it.
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge is one of the world's foremost choirs and unquestionably among the most widely heard. It owes its existence to King Henry VI, who envisaged the daily singing of services in his magnificent chapel. This remains the Choir's raison d'être, and is an important part of the lives of its 16 choristers, who are educated at King's College School, and the 14 choral scholars and two organ scholars, who study a variety of subjects in the College. The Choir has been a breeding ground for numerous professional singers, two of whom - James Gilchrist and Christopher Purves - appear as soloists on this recording.
"The standard of the performance is high, so long as you want a liturgical version, one that might be used at a service...This is an educative set, and it is interesting to listen to the alternative versions." (BBC Music)
"the 'Lacrimosa' from Michael Finnissy's recent realisation...truly whets the appetite for a complete recording...The Academy of Ancient Music provide solid support and choral scholars sing lustily. The boys, however, have a tendency towards sharpness" (Gramophone)
"the 18 trebles of the King's choir have a good cutting edge to their sound and overall they make a very good showing...Cleobury's performance is, in the main, light on its feet." (Musicweb)
"The alternative realisations are interesting and convincing, the boldest one Michael Finnissy's rather Romantic-sounding Lacrimosa. And Stephen Cleobury's performance of the Süssmayr edition is pretty splendid - the boys' voices of the Choir of King's College brilliantly incisive, matched by astringent period orchestral forces." (The Arts Desk)
Tracks:
Disc 1:
Requiem in D minor, K626 realised by Sussmayr
Requiem in D minor, K626: Amen realised by C. Richard F. Maunder
Requiem in D minor, K626: Sanctus realised by Robert D. Levin & Franz Beyer
Requiem in D minor, K626 - Benedictus realised by Duncan Druce
Requiem in D minor, K626: Cum sanctis tuis realised by Robert D. Levin
Requiem in D minor, K626 - Lacrimosa realised by Michael Finnissy
DISC 2
Mozart's Requiem: An Audio Documentary
1 Chapter 1. Mozart in 1791 and the commissioning of the Requiem
2 Chapter 2. The Composition of the Requiem
3 Chapter 3. Reception
