Faure: Requiem and Franck: Symphony in D Minor
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Orchestra: Gabriel FaureEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2002-06-11
Music Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
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Free Music Review: sublime
Hit: 5 Stars
Faure's Requiem is one my favorite requiems because of its note of optimism and beauty. This composition suggests that death is not a tragedy as much as a journey into beauty and life eternal. This has resulted in a requiem that is less dark than most (case in point, Mozart's brilliant but desperate requiem). Its note of peacefulness and unquencheable joy carries throughout the entire piece. Herreweghe's rendition is without doubt the most spectacular and beautiful rendering of this wonderful requiem that I have heard yet. The voices are pristine, capturing well a sense of the sublime, and the whole thing is a pleasure to listen to. I have listened to it countless times now and it still gives me chills, and still seems flawless to me. A must have for any classical music lover!
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This CD presents Faur?'s Requiem in the fully orchestrated version of 1901, though it's played on period instruments, so it seems much leaner than other recorded versions, such as Chung's on DG. This beautiful work has been accused of being too sentimental, and indeed, it is just that syrupiness that can make it appealing. But Herreweghe keeps the tempi on the quick side, while emphasizing some of the score's darker moments--the "Dies irae" in the "Libera me" is wonderfully grim--and it's very effective. The use of a harmonium instead of an organ (approved by Faur?) adds even more flavor to the already emphasized winds, and the singing, from soloists and chorus, is ideal. The Franck D Minor Symphony, a sort of grand bonus, is handsomely played, also on period instruments, which allow this sometimes overly orchestrated work to seem more transparent, more classical. The CD is recommended from start to finish. --Robert LevineClassical Music CDs
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