Requiem (Dvořák)
's Requiem in B minor, Op. 89, B. 165, is a funeral Mass scored for soloists, choir and orchestra. It was composed in 1890 and performed for the first time on 9 October 1891, in Birmingham, England, with the composer conducting.Structure
Part I
Part II
The approximate duration of the work is 95 minutes.Orchestration
The work is scored for soprano, alto, tenor and bass soloists; SATB choir; and an orchestra of piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, cor anglais, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, four trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, tam-tam, campane, organ, harp, and strings.Selected recordings
- Antonín Dvořák: Rekviem – Czech Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic Chorus, conducted by Karel Ančerl, chorus master Markéta Kühnová; soloists: Maria Stader – soprano, Sieglinde Wagner – alt, Ernst Haefliger – tenor, Kim Borg – bass. Supraphon, 1959, re-edition on 2 CD 1991. This recording was awarded the "Grand Prix du disque de l´Académie Charles Cros".
- Dvořák: Requiem for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Op. 89 – Czech Philharmonic, Kühn's mixed choir, conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch; soloists: Gabriela Beňačková, Brigitte Fassbaender, Thomas Moser, Jan-Hendrik Rootering.
- Dvořák: Requiem b-moll, Op. 89 – London Symphony Orchestra, conductor István Kertesz, Ambrosian Singers choir, soloists: Pilar Lorengar,, Róbert Ilosfalvy, Tom Krause; published by Decca.
- Dvořák: Requiem, Op. 89, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, conductor Zdeněk Mácal, Westminster Choir, soloists: Oksana Krovytska, Wendy Hoffman, John Aler, Gustav Beláček. 1999 Delos.
- Dvořák: Requiem, Op. 89, Capella Weilburgensis, conductor Doris Hagel, Kantorei der Schlosskirche Weilburg, soloists: Mechthild Bach, Stefanie Irányi, Markus Schäfer, Klaus Mertens. 2006 Profil – Edition Günter Hänssler.
- Dvořák, Requiem, Symphony No. 8' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Mariss Jansons, Wiener Singverein, soloists: Krassimira Stoyanova, , Klaus Florian Vogt, Thomas Quasthoff. 2010 RCO Live.
- Dvořák: Requiem, Op. 89, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, conductor Antoni Wit, soloists: , Ewa Wolak, , Janusz Monarcha. 2014 Naxos Records.
- Antonín Dvořák: Requiem – Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Collegium Vocale Gent, conductor Philippe Herreweghe; soloists: Ilse Eerens, Bernarda Fink, Maximilian Schmitt, Nathan Berg. 2015 PHI, Outhere.
- Dvořák: Requiem, Biblical Songs, Te Deum – Czech Philharminic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, conductor Jakub Hrůša, conductor Jiří Bělohlávek, soloists: Ailyn Pérez, Christianne Stotijn, Michael Spyres, Svatopluk Sem. 2020 Decca Records.
