During the 2011 City of London Festival, Tenebrae joined a chamber ensemble from the LSO at St Paul’s Cathedral for a performance of Fauré’s Requiem. The Requiem was preceded by a selection of Bach’s Chorales interspersed with his Partita in D minor, performed by Gordan Nikolitch, leader of the London Symphony Orchestra.

Fauré’s Requiem favours serenity, joy and liberation over the dread and terror employed by most composers in settings of the Mass of the Dead. By adopting a more comforting approach, he crafted music of astonishing beauty, in particular the Pie Jesu. Bach’s Partita for Violin No 2, with chorales interspersed, culminates in a reconstruction of the Ciaconna, highlighting the hidden chorale themes within this fascinating work.

Composers Gabriel Fauré, Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor Nigel Short
Performers London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble, Tenebrae
Soloists Gordan Nikolitch, Grace Davidson, William Gaunt

1. Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein
2. Partita No 2 in D Minor: Allemanda
3. Partita No 2 in D Minor: Corrente
4. Christ lag in Todesbanden
5. Partita No 2 in D Minor: Sarabanda
6. Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt
7. Partita No 2 in D Minor: Giga
8. Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden
9. Ciaconna with choral interpolations

Requiem in D Minor
10. Introït et Kyrie
11. Offertoire
12. Sanctus
13. Pie Jesu
14. Agnus Dei
15. Libera me
16. In Paradisum

Release Date 5 November 2012
LSO0728 | 822231172826

Producer James Mallinson
Engineers Neil Hutchinson and Jonathan Stokes for Classic Sound Ltd
Recorded May 2012, Church of St Giles Cripplegate, London

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