The opening of Mozart's very last and unfinished composition - his requiem, KV 626
Requièm Mass in D minor (K. 626) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composed in Vienna in 1791 and left unfinished. At the time of Mozart's death on 5 December 1791, only the opening movement (Requiem aeternam) was completed in all of the orchestral and vocal parts. The Requiem is scored for 2 basset horns in F, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets in D, 3 trombones (alto, tenor & bass), timpani (2 drums), violins, viola and basso continuo (cello, double bass, and organ). The vocal forces include soprano, contralto, tenor, and bass soloists and an SATB mixed choir.
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Performed by: Willard White; John Eliot Gardiner; Anne Sofie von Otter; English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir; Barbara Bonney; Hans Peter Blochwitz; Susan Addison
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