Requiem (Dvořák)


Antonín Dvořák's Requiem in B minor, Op. 89, B. 165, is a funeral Mass scored for soloists, choir and orchestra. It was composed in 1890 and performed for the first time on 9 October 1891, in Birmingham, England, with the composer conducting.

Structure

Part II

The approximate duration of the work is 95 minutes.

Orchestration

The work is scored for:
Voices:
Woodwinds:
organ
Brass:
Percussion:
Strings:

Selected recordings

Antonín Dvořák: Rekviem – Czech Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic Chorus, conducted by Karel Ančerl, chorus master Markéta Kühnová; soloists: Maria Stader – soprano, Sieglinde Wagner – alt, Ernst Haefliger – tenor, Kim Borg – bass. Supraphon, 1959, re-edition on 2 CD 1991. This recording was awarded the "Grand Prix du disque de l´Académie Charles Cros".Dvořák: Requiem for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Op. 89 – Czech Philharmonic, Kühn's mixed choir, conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch; soloists: Gabriela Beňačková, Brigitte Fassbaender, Thomas Moser, Jan-Hendrik Rootering.Dvořák: Requiem b-moll, Op. 89 – London Symphony Orchestra, conductor István Kertesz, Ambrosian Singers choir, soloists: Pilar Lorengar,, Róbert Ilosfalvy, Tom Krause; published by Decca.Dvořák: Requiem, Op. 89, New Jersey Symphony, conductor Zdeněk Mácal, Westminster Choir, soloists: Oksana Krovytska, Wendy Hoffman, John Aler, Gustav Beláček. 1999 Delos.Dvořák: Requiem, Op. 89, Capella Weilburgensis, conductor Doris Hagel, Kantorei der Schlosskirche Weilburg, soloists: Mechthild Bach, Stefanie Irányi, Markus Schäfer, Klaus Mertens. 2006 Profil – Edition Günter Hänssler.Dvořák, Requiem, Symphony No. 8' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Mariss Jansons, Wiener Singverein, soloists: Krassimira Stoyanova, Mihoko Fujimura, Klaus Florian Vogt, Thomas Quasthoff. 2010 RCO Live.Dvořák: Requiem, Op. 89, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, conductor Antoni Wit, soloists:, Ewa Wolak,, Janusz Monarcha. 2014 Naxos Records.Antonín Dvořák: Requiem – Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Collegium Vocale Gent, conductor Philippe Herreweghe; soloists: Ilse Eerens, Bernarda Fink, Maximilian Schmitt, Nathan Berg. 2015 PHI, Outhere.Dvořák: Requiem, Biblical Songs, Te Deum – Czech Philharmonic, Prague Philharmonic Choir, conductor Jakub Hrůša, conductor Jiří Bělohlávek, soloists: Ailyn Pérez,, Michael Spyres, Svatopluk Sem. 2020 Decca Records.