Ships to you
19728855
Requiem in C major
19728855
19728855
19728855
Details
Orchestra Solo SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, Eh, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, Cfg, 4 Cor, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, Tb, Timp, Gran cassa, Arpa, Perc, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, Org - Grade 3
SKU: CA.2731505
Composed by Charles Francois Gounod. Edited by Barbara Großmann. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Urtext Editions; French Sacred Music. Requiem (Gounods Letztes Werk). Sacred vocal music, Requiem, End of the church year, Mourning, death. Choral score. CG op. Posth. Duration 35 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 27.315/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2731505).ISBN 9790007131210. 8.27 x 11.69 inches. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
Charles Gounod composed this Requiem under the impact of the death of his four-year-old grandson, Maurice. According to information handed down, while finishing the details of this work he was overtaken by death. It was published posthumously in various constellations by his pupil, Henri Busser, but the only complete version from the pen of Gounod is the version for large orchestra, which is published here for the first time in a critical edition.
Gounod’s Requiem, unlike many contemporary settings of the Mass of the Dead, is not characterized by darkness and terror. Rather, with all of its trepidation – expressed through a marked chromaticism – an atmosphere of hopeful expectation, of trust in the grace and equity of the divine judge predominates. This confidence finds its expression in the choice of the fundamental key of C major, which is rather unusual for a requiem. The work was given an impressive performance on the occasion of the first anniversary of Gounod’s death in the Parisian church of Sainte-Madeleine under the direction of Gabriel Fauré and it was highly acclaimed by the contemporary press.
Thanks to the arrangement for chamber orchestra (arr. Z. Szathmáry Carus 27.315/50), it is also possible to perform the work in smaller settings. And if there is no orchestra but an organist at hand, Carus also offers a version in the series "Choir & Organ" (Carus 27.315/45).
See Similar Sheet Music and Digital Downloads