Requiem in C minor
The Requiem in C minor for mixed chorus was written by Luigi Cherubini in 1816 and premiered 21 January 1817 at a commemoration service for King Louis XVI of France on the twenty-fourth anniversary of his beheading during the French Revolution. The work was greatly admired by Beethoven, Schumann, Berlioz and Brahms. It was performed at the funeral of Beethoven in 1827.
Movements
- Introitus et Kyrie
- Graduale
- Dies irae
- Offertorium
- Sanctus
- Pie Jesu
- Agnus Dei
Recommended recordings
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