Type: Requiem
Company: Ensemble Aedes, Les Siecles
Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Venue: Chapelle Corneille Auditorium, Rouen, France
Soloists: Roxane Chalard, L-N Bestion de Camboulas - organist
Composer: Gabriel Faure
Year: 2015

Enjoy the original 1893 instrumentation of Faure's Requiem, with a more intimate sound world than the later, expanded orchestral versions. The reduced ensemble brings the organ to the forefront, supported by a delicate vocal balance with smaller instruments. The Latin text is sung with French pronunciation, reflecting the performance tradition of Faure’s time. The Requiem is a meditation on peace, shaped by human faith in eternal rest and with gorgeous acoustics from this former Jesuit church.