programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Laudate Dominum, KV 321
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Cantique de Jean Racine, opus 11
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 36 ‘Linzer’, KV 425
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante for flute and orchestra in C, KV 315
Gabriel Fauré Requiem, opus 48
performers
Cappella Amsterdam
Residentie Orkest
Richard Egarr conductor
Eline van Esch flute
Ilse Eerens soprano
Martijn Cornet bass
background
Cappella Amsterdam received beautiful and touching reactions to its previous performance of Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine. Together with the Residentie Orkest, the choir will again perform the Cantique, which Fauré originally composed as his final exam piece. But the highlight of the programme is undoubtedly his world-famous Requiem. Fauré did not see death as the inevitable end, but rather as a liberation: a joyful release. His Requiem seems primarily intended to provide comfort: not a mass for the dead, but for the living. One of the most moving moments is the serene Pie Jesu, which was sung at Fauré’s own funeral, marking his own release. His own redemption.
Although Mozart was not a regular churchgoer, he was a deeply religious man. One of his most well-known sacred works is the Vesperae solemnes de confessore from 1780. The famous Laudate Dominum offers us a beautiful soprano solo, alternating with exquisite choral and orchestral passages. For many, this piece is considered one of the most beautiful works Mozart ever composed.