Mozart / Stephen Cleobury Requiem Super-Audio CD

The second release from the Choir of King's College, Cambridge's own record label features conductor Stephen Cleobury leading the choir and the Academy of Ancient Music in a performance of Mozart's Requiem. In addition to the complete Sussmayr edition, the recording includes fascinating complete movement realizations by leading composers and musicologists including Michael Finnessy, Robert Levin and Duncan Druce. The recording's stellar line up of special guest soloists includes soprano Elin Manahan Thomas, mezzo Christine Rice, tenor James Gilchrist and bass Christopher Purves. The release also features a unique bonus audio documentary about Mozart's Requiem narrated by Elin Manahan Thomas, with short extracts of music interwoven into the commentary. The choir will be embarking on a major North American tour in April 2013 coinciding with the release.

1. Requiem Aeternam (Introitus) 2. Kyrie Eleison 3. I. Dies Irae (Sequentia) 4. II. Tuba Mirum 5. III. Rex Tremendae 6. IV. Recordare 7. V. Confutatis 8. VI. Lacrimosa 9. I. Domine Jesu (Offertorium) 10. II. Hostias 11. Sanctus 12. Benedictus 13. Agnus Dei 14. I. Lux Aeterna (Communio) 15. II. Cum Sanctis Tuis 16. Amen (Fugue)- Maunder (Requiem-Realisations) 17. Sanctus-Levin/Beyer 18. Benedictus-Druce 19. Cum Sanctis Tuis-Levin 20. Lacrimosa-Finnissy 21. Chapter 1: Mozart in 1791-Commissioning of the Requiem (Mozart's Requiem- An Audio Documentary) 22. Chapter 2: The Composition of the Requiem 23. Chapter 3: Reception