Mozart: Requiem

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

1991

Sir Neville Marriner, the conductor who led the late 20th-century Mozart boom with his contributions to the film Amadeus, works with the Fields players to deliver a finely balanced take on the composer's final statement. The modern-instrument sound gives the music a weight that fits the subject matter, though tempos remain dramatic throughout. By resisting the temptation to over-Romanticise the composer’s haunting innovations (as with the “Lacrimosa”), Marriner and the orchestra fully honour the composer’s intentions—and this requiem's unique profundity.

I. Introitus. Requiem

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Sylvia McNair, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

5:01

II. Kyrie

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

2:16

IIIa. Sequentia. Dies Irae

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

1:55

IIIb. Sequentia. Tuba Mirum

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner, Carolyn Watkinson, Sylvia McNair, Francisco Araiza, Robert Lloyd

3:46

IIIc. Sequentia. Rex Tremendae

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

2:16

IIId. Sequentia. Recordare

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Carolyn Watkinson, Neville Marriner, Francisco Araiza, Robert Lloyd, Sylvia McNair, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

5:47

IIIe. Sequentia. Confutatis

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

2:22

IIIf. Sequentia. Lacrimosa

Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus

3:33

IVa. Offertorium. Domine Jesu

Francisco Araiza, Robert Lloyd, Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Carolyn Watkinson, Sylvia McNair

3:27

IVb. Offertorium. Hostias

Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus

3:35

V. Sanctus

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

1:39

VI. Benedictus

Carolyn Watkinson, Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sylvia McNair, Francisco Araiza, Robert Lloyd

5:40

VII. Agnus Dei

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

3:30

VIII. Communio. Lux Aeterna

Sylvia McNair, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Neville Marriner

5:13

Eve Edwards

Producer
Erik Smith

Producer
Thijs Hoekstra

Tape Editor
Jan Wesselink

Recording Engineer
Roger de Schot

Recording Engineer
Erdo Groot

Balance Engineer
Robin Golding

Liner Notes