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May 15, 2024 · Betsy Schwarm. Requiem in D Minor, K 626, requiem mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, left incomplete at his death on December 5, 1791. Until the late 20th century the work was most often heard as it had been completed by Mozart’s student Franz Xaver Sussmayr. Later completions have since been offered.
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4 days ago · Mozart's genius shines through in the Requiem's exquisite melodies, rich harmonies, and masterful orchestration. The vocal writing is particularly noteworthy, with each soloist given opportunities to showcase their virtuosity and expressiveness, while the choral sections range from delicate and ethereal to grand and majestic.
5 days ago · The unusual and imaginative program of Sofia Gubaidulina’s Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, with soloist Antoine Tamestit, and Mozart’s Requiem and Ave Verum Corpus— seemed to provide a window into van Zweden’s musical thinking. And the sheer excellence of the playing was a taste of what might have been.
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5 days ago · On this second half was Mozart’s Requiem (in the Süssmayr completion). The first time I ever heard Jaap van Zweden conduct the New York Philharmonic, I believe, he conducted Mozart: the Sinfonia concertante. He made me think of a phrase: “just rightness.”. For twenty-five years, I reviewed James Levine. Many, many times, I reviewed him ...
1 day ago · Signature. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [a] [b] (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works representing virtually every Western classical genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as ...
5 days ago · e. Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroacoustic music ).
5 days ago · NY Phil: The Mozart Requiem & Sofia Gubaidulina's Viola Concerto. Music Director Jaap van Zweden conducts Mozart's timeless Requiem, a work of great poignance and emotional depth. Also on the program is Sofia Gubaidulina's eerie Viola Concerto featuring soloist Antoine Tamestit.
