Artist: Michel Corboz Title: Fauré: Requiem Year Of Release: 2007 Label: Mirare Genre: Classical Quality: FLAC (tracks + scans) Total Time: 01:02:10 Total Size: 263 Mb Tracklist: Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) 01. Messe De Requiem Op.48 I. Introit Et Kyrie [0:06:58.27] 02. Messe De Requiem Op.48 II. Offertoire [0:07:25.62] 03. Messe De Requiem Op.48 III. Santus [0:03:44.33] 04. Messe De Requiem Op.48 IV. Pie Jesu [0:03:25.01] 05. Messe De Requiem Op.48 V. Agnus Dei Et Lux Aeterna [0:05:38.41] 06. Messe De Requiem Op.48 VI. Libera Me [0:06:21.25] 07. Messe De Requiem Op.48 VII. In Paradisum [0:04:07.22] 08. Ave Verum Op.65 N.1, Pour Voix De Femmes Et Orgue [0:03:36.64] 09. Ave Maria Opus 67 N. 2, Pour Voix De Femmes Et Orgue [0:01:58.03] 10. Tantum Ergo Op.55, Pour Chœur Et Orgue [0:01:52.08] 11. Messe Des Pécheurs De Villerville I. Kyrie [0:05:16.06] 12. Messe Des Pécheurs De Villerville II. Gloria Benedictus [0:04:41.26] 13. Messe Des Pécheurs De Villerville III. Santus [0:01:38.03] 14. Messe Des Pécheurs De Villerville IV. O Salutaris [0:02:42.57] 15. Messe Des Pécheurs De Villerville V. Agnus Dei [0:02:49.57] Performers: Peter Harvey - baritone Ana Quintans - soprano Marcelo Giannini - organ Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne Sinfonia Varsovia Michel Corboz – conductor Over the years, Gabriel Fauré's Requiem, Op. 48, has become one of the most popular works in the choral genre, due in large part to its gentle music, poignant moods, and benign vision of death, which many find more appealing and comforting than the gloomy, doom-laden Requiems of some composers. A humanist who regarded death "as a happy deliverance," Fauré dispensed with the grim Dies Irae sequence and minimized references to the Last Judgment in the brief eruption of the Libera Me; otherwise, he treated the Latin texts from the Mass for the Dead and the Burial Service as calm and quiet meditations, and supplied them with some of his most inspired melodies and translucent choral writing. Michel Corboz leads the Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne and the Sinfonia Varsovia in a sublime performance of the 1893 edition of the Requiem, the so-called "church version" for soloists, choir, and chamber orchestra. With baritone Peter Harvey, soprano Ana Quintans, and organist Marcelo Giannini, the performers present the work with dignity, tranquility, and introspection, and make this one of the most compelling and satisfying performances available. Fauré's Requiem is presented with three of his short motets -- Ave Verum Corpus, Ave Maria, and Tantum Ergo -- along with the Messe des pêcheurs de Villerville (a collaborative effort between Fauré and André Messager), all suitable filler pieces in their sacred nature, small forces, and subdued tone; they are also rendered with a contemplative feeling and tender expression. Mirare's audio is clear and crisp in details, though the voices are surrounded with a beautiful resonance, thanks to the marvelous acoustics of the Abbey of Fontevraud