Stravinsky: Threni & Requiem Canticles Collegium Vocale Gent & Philippe Herreweghe

• 1Anthem, The dove descending breaks the air02:56
• 2Incipit00:51
• 3De elegia prima06:48
• 4De elegia tertia: Querimonia06:55
• 5De elegia tertia: Sensus Spei06:36
• 6De elegia tertia: Solacium03:23
• 7De elegia quinta: Oratio Jeremiae Prophetae03:18
• 8Prelude01:11
• 9Exaudi01:43
• 10Dies irae00:56
• 11Tuba mirum01:06
• 12Interlude02:30
• 13Rex tremendae01:11
• 14Lacrimosa01:46
• 15Libera me00:54
• 16Postlude01:54
• 173 Sacrae cantiones: No. 1. Da pacem, Domine (arr. I. Stravinsky for choir)03:20
• Total Runtime47:18

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Threni (1957-58) is his longest, most ambitious and complex dodecaphonic score, and probably one of its summits. A work like the Requiem Canticles (1966) goes even further in this direction: the composer’s last masterpiece, it seems to summarise in itself the evolution of an entire lifetime, combining elements from the different stylistic periods that punctuated his career – whilst marking a highpoint in the spiritual quest that became increasingly important in Stravinsky’s life. In this major album, Philippe Herreweghe reveals with conviction his love for the composer’s music, and under his sure, inspired direction, the Collegium Vocale Gent and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic reveal their pure poetry. Music-loving friends, be curious!

“Requiem Canticles may be a wonderfully compressed… butThreni is an even greater masterpiece, which deserves a place among his finest achievements. Herreweghe’s superb performance leaves no doubt about that, and his singers and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic make light of the challenges in what is still a fearsomely difficult score to perform.” (The Guardian)

Christina landshamer, soprano
Ewa Wolak, alto
Maximilian Schmitt, tenor
Magnus Staveland, tenor
Florian Boesch, bass
David Soar, bass
Collegium Vocale Gent
Royal Flemish Philharmonic
Philippe Herreweghe, conductor

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