Fauré & Rutter's Requiems: Palau de la Música Catalana

About the Event

The Requiem owes its origin to the Christian faith. Traditionally, in his core, it is a prayerful lament for the dead. Since Fauré had no clear religious beliefs, his Requiem is very different from the rest, and thanks to his skepticism, instead of creating a work of gloomy nature, Fauré stands out for the calm, serene and peaceful treatment of the work. Here we find musical comfort in a work that focuses not on the morbid, but on the supposedly calm and fearless nature of death.

Rutter's Requiem is, without a doubt, one of the most acclaimed and performed choral works in the world. It is a work composed for solo soprano, mixed choir and orchestra or ensemble that includes an organ.


Artistic data sheet

Soprano to be determined
Choirs from the Catalan territory
Palau Chamber Choir (Simon Halsey, artistic director)
Cor Auditori Enric Granados de Lleida
Vallès Symphony Orchestra
Xavier Puig, Conductor

Program

G. Fauré: Requiem in D minor, op. 48
J. Rutter: Requiem