Requiem
Commissioned by The Liverpool Culture Company Ltd as part of the 2008 European Capital of Culture programme. Recorded live at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, 28 February 2008
Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano) & Andrew Kennedy (tenor)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Mahashakti for solo violin, tam-tam and strings
recorded in the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 15 April 2008
Ruth Palmer (violin)
Eternal Memory, for cello & string orchestra
recorded in the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 15 April 2008
Josephine Knight (cello)
In his vast and atmospheric Requiem, John Tavener draws on a range of religious traditions and influences to reflect upon his belief that true liberation and oneness with God can only be achieved through death. Uniting the traditional Roman Catholic Requiem Mass, Qu'ran and Sufi and Hindu texts, the result is an ethereal and powerful musical journey, which received a standing ovation at the premiere performance captured on this disc. |
