Verdi's Requiem is the most popular of all masses for the dead. Part drama, part despair, part introspection, part redemption, this is the work of a composer well versed in writing for the stage. A ...
He remained so for the rest of his life. 'Dies Irae' and 'Tuba Mirum' are sections of a larger piece of religious music called 'Requiem'. Verdi composed his 'Requiem' in 1874 in memory of the ...
F ive years ago, when Rufus Wainwright began composing Dream Requiem — an epic orchestral work “for the people we have lost ...
The Canadian-American musician joins Q’s Tom Power over Zoom to discuss his new album, Dream Requiem, narrated by Meryl ...
But Verdi's Requiem was so well advertised that I decided to break the embargo I had placed upon myself and attend. It was organized by the Valletta Cultural Agency on the 23 rd November on a ...
Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, the Crouch End Festival Chorus and a starry quartet of soloists at the First Night of the BBC Proms 2022.