John Eliot Gardiner conducts the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir. This performance was filmed at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, Barcelona in Dec. 1991. A Requiem Mass in the Roman Catholic tradition is a service designed to pray for the souls of the departed. The parts of the liturgy that are meant to be sung are what constitute all Requiem Mass compositions, including Mozart’s. The structure is as follows: 1. Introit 2. Kyrie 3. Sequence: a. Dies irae b. Tuba mirum c. Rex tremendae d. Recordare e. Confutatis f. Lacrimosa 4. Offertory: a. Domine Jesu Christe b. Hostias 5. Sanctus 6. Benedictus 7. Agnus Dei 8. Lux Aeterna Mozart died before finishing the Requiem Mass, and his wife Constanze gave the task of finishing the work to a pupil of Mozart’s named Süssmayr. From the Sanctus onward, the Requiem is the creation of Süssmayr, though he did use portions of the Introit and Kyrie for the Lux Aeterna, as requested by Mozart and as per tradition. Despite, or maybe partially because of, the controversy surrounding this Requiem Mass, it is widely regarded as Mozart’s greatest masterpiece. Latin Lyrics and English translation follow:
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quite excellent!!
This just makes me cry. It’s so incredibly beautiful, lovely and harmonius. How can it not make anyone happy? Absolutely astounding.
5:01 … can’t stop listening to that chord.
The English Baroque Soloists are simply one of the best when it comes to performing these pieces.
@rush12211 its basically the same thing… slightly shorter in the beginning, and different lyrics. slightly different rhythms in Cum Sanctis
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Godlike music… absolutely genius!!! thank you for sharing!!!!!
This sounds similar to the Introitus but in a Major Key.
I really enjoyed this! Thank you for posting …
no words can discribe the beauty and level of perfection this composition reaches..
nothing can clearly explain in words the amazing feelings and shivers the music of Communio gives me..
thank you so much for sharing this video with the rest of us..
There are 14 movements in the Requiem Mass in D Minor by Mozart-Sudarshan
het requiem is echt vet!
en zo heerlijk die brullende kerels B-)
zo een man wil ik ook wel!
If I can remember it is to follow the order of a normal Mass, just like how a Mass follows into each other so does this song…
sussmayr just copied the music from the kyrie, so it’s basically the same
however, the lyrics are different, so he had to add extra syllables here and there, meaning slightly different rhythms
well I am no expert but the music is the same because I think it is in sonata form where the music in the end is the same as in the beginning
Can some expert tell me are there any difference between Kyrie and 2nd part of Comminio(especially in pace?)
From the Sanctus on, the whole music is by Süssmayr (the Communio is based on the Introitus and Kyrie). Mozart composed the whole Introitus and the Kyrie. And the rest is Mozart’s uncomplete work, finished by Süssmayr.
For me in the chorus section the basses are just superior to the others (but they are all superb) and it really it comes out in this section. As a Bass it is very easy to be overpowered by the Sopranos on the long tuis and fade into nothing but they remain at the fore front of the sound.
Thanks, NJHanna, for giving so much of the wording and translation. I have sung a lot of sacred music, so I know and understand the Latin of a regular Mass, but a Requiem Mass is quite different.
Communio
(Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine,
cum sanctis mis in aeternum,
quia pius es.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis,
cum sanetis tuis in aeternum,
quia plus es.)
May eternal light shine on them, O Lord.
with Thy saints for ever, because
Thou art merciful.
Grant the dead eternal rest, O Lord,
and may perpetual light shine on them,
with Thy saints for ever,
because Thou are merciful.
Maybe you meant that Lacrimosa was the last part Mozart finished. But the other parts were written also by Mozart, but they were finished by some other composer. Still, it is Mozart’s composition.
I prefer Communio
lacrimosa is my fav
Thank You !
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