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Ilona Brege
gemischter Chor (SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS - 4th part of the Requiem for soprano, tenor, mixed choir and symphonic wind orchestra)
UES108756-021
Type: Chorpartitur
Format: 210 x 297 mm
Pages: 24
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Description
The Requiem for soprano, tenor, mixed choir and symphonic band is composed during the years 2009-2010.
Two first parts Requiem aeternam and Dies irae were performed on 10th of April 2009 in Riga, St. John Church.
The completed REQUIEM world premiere was on 25th of March 2010 in the Riga Cathedral. Sonora Vaice (soprano), Ingus Petersons (tenor), State Academic Choir "Latvija", Riga Chamber Choir "Ave Sol", Riga Professional Symphonic Band, conductor Andris Poga. Latvian radio 3 "Klasika" named I. Bre?es Requiem as the best new work of 2010 in Latvia. The following performances of the Requiem were conducted by Martins Ozolins (2012) and Valdis Butans (2019).
Requiem by Ilona Brege consists of seven parts: Requiem aeternam, Dies irae, Domine Jesu Christ, Sanctus, Libera me, Agnus Dei, Lux aeterna. Total duration is about 72 minutes.
The effect Sanctus of Ilona Brege’s Requiem on listeners is described by music publicist Orests Silabriedis in the magazine "Muzikas saule" on March 30, 2010, as follows: "the uplifting effect of very joyful music."
From a compositional point of view, a jubilant introduction is followed by a double fugue, the development of which is momentarily halted by the tenor’s lyrical solo Benedictus, after which the double fugue reaches a full-sounding and joyous culmination.
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Type: Chorpartitur
Format: 210 x 297 mm
Pages: 24