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Requiem
soloists, choir and orchestra
Product number: RSA 1034
Edition: Score and critical report, complete edition
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As late as 1830, Robert Schumann described himself as ‘religious without religion’. Nevertheless, in 1852, he composed within four months not only Missa sacra but also his Requiem, a touching work which unfortunately is only seldom performed.
It may well be that the external reason for their creation was the obligation, inherent in his new position in Düsseldorf, to write two church music pieces a year. But Schumann turned to the topic of religion internally as well. In a letter to August Strackerjahn from January 1851 he wrote: ‘To devote his powers to religious music probably remains the artist‘s ultimate
goal.’ In this work, he combined the ‘sacred dignity of the old music with the
rich ornamentation of the newer one’. As in Missa sacra, the free handling of the liturgical text is conspicuous
It may well be that the external reason for their creation was the obligation, inherent in his new position in Düsseldorf, to write two church music pieces a year. But Schumann turned to the topic of religion internally as well. In a letter to August Strackerjahn from January 1851 he wrote: ‘To devote his powers to religious music probably remains the artist‘s ultimate
goal.’ In this work, he combined the ‘sacred dignity of the old music with the
rich ornamentation of the newer one’. As in Missa sacra, the free handling of the liturgical text is conspicuous
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Title:
Requiem
Edition:
Score and critical report, complete edition
Brand:
Schott Music
Opus:
op. 148
Technical Details
Product number:
RSA 1034
ISMN13:
979-0-001-14363-9
ISBN13:
978-3-7957-9331-9
Weight:
1,46 kg
Pages:
208
Format:
25.5cm x 33cm
Binding:
Cloth
Delivery rights:
distribution rights for all countries except USA
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