‘This fine performance by the ACC showed why this work’s light shines just as brightly today as it did at its birth in France’s Belle Epoque.’ Limelight, 20 April 2021
‘… truly the voices of angels leading the souls into paradise’ Classic Melbourne, 23 April 2021
‘ … music that elevates your inner being’ ClassikON, 20 April 2021
Gabriel Fauré said he wrote this work purely ‘for the pleasure of it’ and unlike many Requiems, the work is imbued with a sense of warmth and optimism, from the Hostias for solo baritone, through the purity of the much loved Pie Jesu soprano solo to the memorable In Paradisum, with its magical harp accompaniment.
Renowned for his imaginative programming, Artistic Director, Douglas Lawrence combines this unconventional Requiem with a striking work for choir and solo cello by Sir John Tavener (1944–2013). Fauré’s instrumentation sounds all the more luscious after the austerity of Tavener’s Svyati (1995) for choir and solo cello. The text of this work, in Church Slavonic is sometimes heard as part of Eastern Orthodox funeral services.
Johannes Brahms (1833-97) The Motet Schaffe in mir Gott
John Tavener (1944_2013) Svyati (1995) for choir and solo cello (not available on demand)
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) Cantique de Jean Racine (Melbourne performance only)
Fauré Requiem Op 48 (1893 chamber version)
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* All concerts will be presented in full compliance with any safety restrictions imposed by the State and Federal governments at the time of the concert. The Fauré Requiem will be presented in Hamilton and Castlemaine with an orchestral backing track created by our specialist musicians. Read the ACC’s COVIDsafe policy.