Malcolm Archer, London Mozart Players, Winchester College Chapel Choir - Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis" (2017) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis": I. Introitus
02. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis": II. Kyrie
03. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis": IIIa. Dies Irae
04. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis": IIIb. Tuba Mirum
05. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis": IIIc. Rex Tremendae
06. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis": IIId. Recordare
07. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis": IIIe. Confutatis
08. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis": IIIf. Lacrymosa
09. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis": IVa. Domine Jesu Christe
10. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis": IVb. Hostias
11. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis": V. Sanctus
12. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis": VI. Benedictus
13. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis": VII. Agnus Dei
14. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis": VIIIa. Lux Aeterna
15. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis": VIIIb. Cum Sanctis



A cornerstone of choral repertoire, Mozart’s Requiem has been performed and recorded by many leading artists. This performance conducted by Malcolm Archer with Winchester College Chapel Choir, London Mozart Players, and soloists Sarah Fox, Diana Moore, John Mark Ainsley & Ashley Riches delivers a compelling performance: combining the thrilling clarity of Winchester College choir, a star studded line up of soloists and the integrity of the countries longest established orchestra in Süssmayr’s completion of the work.

The story of Mozart’s Requiem is both fascinating and intriguing. In the last months of Mozart’s life, the composer was perhaps as inspirationally active as he had ever been, (two operas recently completed) despite his declining health. Yet the composition of the Requiem was something which weighed heavily on his mind and spirit and haunted him greatly. As he wrote in a letter to his father in 1787:

“as death when we come to consider it closely, is the true goal of our existence, I have formed during the past few years such close relations with this best and truest friend of mankind, that his image is not only no longer terrifying to me, but is indeed very soothing and consoling! And I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is the key that unlocks the door to our true happiness. I never lie down at night without reflecting—young as I am—I may not live to see another day.”

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