Grande messe des morts - Berlioz, Hector 1803-1869; Kindermann, Jürgen; Macdonald, Hugh (Kassel Bärenreiter, 1978)
The 'Grande messe des morts' (Requiem) was composed in 1837 at the instigation of the French Minister of the Interior, Adrien de Gasparin. He intended to ‘bring sacred music back to honour in France’ with the annual commissioning of compositions by his department.
Keywords: 19th Century (1801-1900); Requiem