Requiem in C, CG op. Posth. (Score) Eberhard Kraus the solo parts demand singers

the solo parts demand singers with coloratura ability

this quartet sings the peaceful middle section of the three-section work

in the course of its compositional history it underwent many changes

” The popular nickname Chiemsee-Messe is bound up with the history of the origins of the work

Requiem in C, CG op. Posth. (Score) Eberhard Kraus the solo parts demand singersCharles Gounod composed this Requiem under the impact of the death of his four year old grandson, Maurice. According to information handed down, while finishing the details of this work he was overtaken by death. It was published posthumously in various constellations by his pupil, Henri Busser, but the only complete version from the pen of Gounod is the version for large orchestra, which is published here for the first time in a critical edition.