Mayr / Thornhill / Simon Mayr Chorus & Ensemble Requiem In G Minor CD

Admired for his fusion of German and Italianate musical elements, Johann Simon Mayr is increasingly recognized as one of the most intriguing and influential composers of his time. His Requiem in G minor is shrouded in compositional obscurity but it is clear that the published version is surpassed both in scale and instrumentation by the elaborate edition performed here, which has been assembled from the autograph manuscripts. Small sections were composed by Donizetti and then corrected by his teacher, Mayr. Church style and more Romanticized elements are finely balanced in this important example of Mayr's compositional language.

1. Introitus: Requiem 2. Introitus: Te Decet 3. Introitus: Requiem 4. Kyrie: Kyrie Eleison 5. Kyrie: Christe Eleison 6. Kyrie: Kyrie Eleison 7. Sequentia No. 1: Dies Irae 8. Sequentia No. 2: Tuba Mirum 9. Sequentia No. 3: Liber Scriptus 10. Sequentia No. 4: Quid Sum Miser 11. Sequentia No. 5: Recordare 12. Sequentia No. 6: Ingemisco 13. Sequentia No. 7: Preces Meae 14. Sequentia No. 8: Inter Oves 15. Sequentia No. 9: Oro Supplex 16. Sequentia No. 10: Lacrymosa 17. Sequentia No. 11: Huic Ergo 18. Sanctus 19. Benedictus: Benedictus 20. Benedictus: Hosanna in Excelsis 21. Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei - Communio: Lux Aeterna 22. Libera Me