Brusa: Orchestral Works, Vol. 5 (Requiem / Stabat Mater) - Kristóf, D. Láng, I. Horváth, Bakonyi, Hungarian Radio Choir and Symphony, Frizza

Most of Elisabetta Brusa’s compositions have been written for orchestral forces, with four volumes currently available on Naxos. The two new choral pieces in this fifth volume offer a revealing look at the composer’s response to spirituality and her own feelings about the end of life. The Stabat Mater was written as a trial for the Requiem and features vocal parts that are often pushed to the limit of their extensions for maximum expressivity. Following traditional models, Brusa’s Requiem evokes an archaic atmosphere which gives the piece a medieval aura, contrasted with moments of luminous and transcendent music.

1 Requiem Aeternam

2 Kyrie

3 Dies Irae

4 Tuba Mirum

5 Rex Tremendae

6 Recordare

7 Ingemisco

8 Confutatis

9 Lacrymosa

10 Domine Jesu

11 Sanctus

12 Benedictus

13 Agnus Dei

14 Lux Aeterna

15 Libera Me

16 Stabat Mater, Op. 24 For Soprano And Orchestra (2020) 11:33