Rutter: Requiem

Description: Rutter's Requiem, his first composition written without being commissioned, is a convincing affirmation of Christian doctrine pertaining to death and eternal life. It is also a substantial and sincere work that strives to be widely appealing while preserving a spiritual context centered around themes of light and consolation. Highlights include "Out of the Deep," its modal tune and harmonies giving it the flavor of a spiritual, and the wonderfully gentle and restful 23rd Psalm. Rutter personalizes his Requiem by adding movements not traditionally part of the Requiem Mass--passages from the 1662 Book of Common P ... (more)

Manufacturer: Collegium
Release date: 19 April 1993
EAN: 0040888010326 UPC: 040888010326

Tags: 20th Century (1), Choral (1), Cambridge Singers (1), Rutter (1)

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