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Gabriel FAURÉ (1845-1924)
Requiem op.48 (original 1893 version)
Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Begräbnisgesang op.13
Igor STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)
Symphony de Psaumes
Dorothee Mields soprano
Krešimir Stražanac baritone
Collegium Vocale Gent
Orchestre des Champs-Elysées
Philippe Herreweghe conductor
Recollection and peace emerge from this programme of sacred music proposed by Philippe Herreweghe. The Symphony of Psalms marks Stravinsky’s return to religious practice and expresses man’s cry of hope and praise to God. As for the Requiem, it invites us to introspection and calm in the face of death.