Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. It is amazing that in a multicultural, pluralistic, globalised world, composers still write requiems, ...

Half a century separates the Parisian Requiems of Gabriel Fauré and Maurice Duruflé, and, although they are settings of the same textual model (both omit the bulk of the ‘Dies irae’, and conclude with ...

If you ever watched the 1984 movie Amadeus, you may have wondered what it would have been like if the rival composers Wolfgang Mozart and Antonio Salieri had set aside their differences to make ...

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Two requiems, one dating from the 19th century and the other stemming from 1985, made up the Charlotte Chorale's aptly-named "Magnificent Masterworks!" program Feb. 20. The 60-member chorale chose to ...

I was very sad to read Lawrence A. Johnson’s article about the change in format planned for WTMI (“WTMI to drop classical format,” Dec. 15). It’s a disgrace to South Florida and an insult to classical ...

The San Francisco Choral Society on Friday performed a Ukrainian requiem concert in honor of the war-torn country and its people who continue to fight for their humanity. The choir took the stage at ...

Many think Verdi’s “Requiem” is the best setting. It’s the one that Gustavo Dudamel will conduct this week at the Hollywood Bowl. But with about 2,000 requiems in existence, it’s a bit of a task to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The words “Requiem mass” rarely warm the hearts of China’s censors. Numerous choral ensembles from across the ...

On Saturday and Sunday last week, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra performed the concert "Requiem For King Rama IX" in honour of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Prince Mahidol Hall, Mahidol ...