Requiem KV 626 (Vienna Master Series) PILZ
ALL DIGITAL RECORDING - Hardly any other musical masterpiece has given rise to more romantic legends and speculative theories than Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem KV 626. It was Mozart’s last work, which he was unable to finish, and is considered as one of the most important compositions in sacred music. The mysterious dark messenger who commissioned the work remained a mystery for some time. During the course of the 19. century it first became known that he was Count Franz Walsegg-Stuppach’s agent. The count placed an anonymous order for a requiem with Mozart because he intended to tell people it was his own work. After Mozart had died on 5. December 1791, leaving the requiem incomplete, his widow, Constanze, had to find someone to finish it, as Count Walsegg-Stuppach was becoming increasingly impatient. After several unsuccessful attempts by Joseph Eybler, Mozart’s pupil Franz Xaver Süßmayr took over, finished the orchestration and added the sections Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  (Composer),     Ferdinand Grossmann  (Conductor),     Vienna  (Orchestra)    &                   0                  more   Format: Audio CD
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