Orchestra of the Eighteen Century, Frans Brüggen - Mozart: Requiem (2009)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 65:01 | 308 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Glossa | Catalog: GCD 921111
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 65:01 | 308 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Glossa | Catalog: GCD 921111
Much is known about the special and particular circumstances surrounding the composition of Mozart’s Requiem. 1791 was a tumultuous year, and before Mozart’s life was cut short at the start of December he had composed, among other works, Die Zauberflöte, La Clemenza di Tito, the Clarinet Concerto and evidently this Requiem, although it was left in an unfinished state. If the mist and mystery surrounding both the creation of the Requiem and Mozart’s death have been lifting in recent times, a certain myth still persists….