Sorry, some bad copy-pasting there, but the poll options work fine.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 15:22 (eight years ago) link
Add holmboe Requiem For Nietszche (excellent)
― Jon not Jon, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 17:41 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link
gonna be ms. obvious and say it's between Penderecki and Ligeti
― sarahell, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 08:02 (eight years ago) link
I adore the War Requiem
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 12:56 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, War Requiem is tough to beat. But Fauré is so beautiful pop-music.
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 13:05 (eight years ago) link
ha Faure is my other choice here, mostly because I've sung it so many times
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 13:07 (eight years ago) link
write-in vote for Howells, tho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_o8pVGUYpQ
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 13:15 (eight years ago) link
No props for Duruflé? The original church version of Fauré's is my favourite requiem of all time, but I'm not as fond of the 1901 version, so I might vote for Duruflé here. Like Fauré's, his requiem is serene not sad, though more austere than poppy.
Duruflé was an interesting composer in general, apparently he was highly critical of himself, so he only published a handful of works, his entire published oeuvre fits on 3 CDs... But almost all of it is incredibly beautiful and spiritual. (Says this atheist.)
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 15:32 (eight years ago) link
Durufle rules too
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 15:32 (eight years ago) link
I love Duruflé! Have sung Ubi Caritas in a bunch of constellations, one of the most memorable experiences I've had with singing was teaching Ubi Caritas to some friends, each their own voice, then the first time putting it together everyone wide eyed and surprised at how it fit together, and roommates coming in and asking what on earth that was. But I'm not that familiar with the requiem, have never sung it.
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 15:36 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 13 August 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link