Sunday, March 18, 2007

Rèquiem de Mozart


This classical music concert (orchestra) was the first ever of my life. The works that formed a part of the impressive repertoire were compositions of Mozart and Vivaldi. W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) and Vivaldi (1678-1741) were two great European composers of their time.

The Orchestra was performed by “Filharmònica de Cambra de Pardubice” (in Basilica Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona) , a group founded in 1969 in Czech Republic.

Those 80 odd minutes in the old Basilica of the city situated downtown were divine; immaculately serene, for one because of an inexplicable sensation of peace n composure that I experience when I am in a church, and secondly I just loved the compositions.

The compositions of Mozart, to me, were faster in rhythm and more intense; Requiem in D minor was the last work that Mozart did before his death on December 5, 1791. The Group played the same work in R minor. It is controversial as to how much of this composition was actually completed by Mozart. The Rèquiem is in fourteen movements, with the following structure:
  • Intriot (Requiem aeternam)
  • Kyrie
  • Sequence:
  • ----- Dies irae
  • ----- Tuba mirum
  • ----- Rex tremendae
  • ----- Recordare
  • ----- Confutatis
  • ----- Lacrimosa
  • Offertory:
  • ----- Domine Jesu Christe
  • ----- Hostias
  • ----- Sanctus
  • ---- Benedictus
  • ----- Agnus Dei
  • ----- Communion

An amazing experience! Looking forward to more such concerts.

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