W.A. Mozart - Requiem in D minor, K. 626 - Unfinished Fragment Version with Score

With the exception of the Kyrie (which was fully orchestrated colla parte by two unknown hands after Mozart's death), this recording of Mozart's Requiem consists only of what the composer himself put to paper before his demise. Only the first movement - the Requiem aeternum - was completed by Mozart; the rest of the score consists of the fully written choral parts, a basso continuo (cello, bass and organ) line and occasionally written out bars of the upper strings and woodwinds to link the vocal material together. This recording was originally interspersed with "Sieben Klangräume," a dissonant soundscape inspired by Mozart's final days written by contemporary composer Georg Friedrich Haas. Those sections have been removed here. Furthermore, the sketch for an 'Amen' fugue intended to close the Sequenz has been included from a similar recording by Das Neue Orchester and Chorus Musicus Koln conducted by Christoph Spering.

Recorded live at the Lutherkirche Bad Cannstadt on March 19th 2016 by the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester and the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart as conducted by Risto Joost.
Featuring soprano Kirsten Drope, alto Sabine Czinczel, tenor Johannes Kaleschke, bass Mikhail Shashkov and organist Jörg Hannes Hahn.

Introit: Requiem aeternum: 0:00
Introit: Kyrie eleison 4:34
Sequence: Dies irae 7:01
Sequence: Tuba mirum 9:01
Sequence: Rex tremendae 12:17
Sequence: Recordare 14:15
Sequence: Confutatis 18:57
Sequence: Lacrimosa 21:36
Sequence: Amen 22:36
Offertorium: Domine Jesu 23:09
Offertorium: Hostias 26:42

[lucassism]

Hearing Lacrimosa and Amen end abruptly is like hearing Mozart dying, and I'm starting to get the feels

[late]

One of the few videos that wasn't recommended by youtube, but that I searched by myself.

[yairgil]

Often critics and commentaries argue that Mozart only partially composed the requiem. In my opinion, the fragments actually show that the parts which Mozart composed were in fact providing the complete essence of the music. The missing instrumental parts, which were not written down, could be completed by any competent professional musician, who follows the fragments lines. i do not feel that i am missing much by only listening to the fragments.

i always felt that the Sanctus, Benedictus and the Agnus Dei are inferior to the rest, probably because Mozart did not compose them. i am always wondering what kind of Agnus Dei Mozart would have composed...

It was smart by Sussmayr to provide the last parts of the requiem with the same music of its beginning. By doing so he gave it a sense of a respectful adequate closure

[TheSunlight]

It's hard not to get emotional where the Lacrimosa breaks off. Also, can you imagine how onerous the challenge of picking it up from there? The end of the phrase is so emphatic, there' s just no clue as to what Mozart might have done next. Enormous respect must be due anyone who even attempted it. Indeed, Sussmayr seems to have gone beyond his apparently modest capabilities with the Lacrymosa in particular. I think Mozart would certainly have approved of the 'Qua resurget ex favilla' section shortly after, which is beautiful.
Thankyou for this post, I was actually surprised by how much of the vocal parts Mozart had actually written.

[MattiavonSigmund]

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Introit: Requiem aeternum: 0:00
Introit: Kyrie eleison 4:34
Sequence: Dies irae 7:01
Sequence: Tuba mirum 9:01
Sequence: Rex tremendae 12:17
Sequence: Recordare 14:15
Sequence: Confutatis 18:57
Sequence: Lacrimosa 21:36
Sequence: Amen 22:37
Offertorium: Domine Jesu 23:09
Offertorium: Hostias 26:42

[RezzLeiden]

Wow, you can really feel the emotion of "This is the End." in this song.

[Quotenwagnerianer]

So I guess we can all be thankful that he still wrote down his sketches in basso continuo. Had he lived 40 years later it is doubtful he would have still done that and it would have been next to impossible to accurately harmonize the rest of the work according to his style.

[calebduprest]

Lacrimosa is the best part of the piece. But in this case, it's sad to hear Mozart only got the first 20 seconds or so. It just stops so abruptly. At that moment you can tell it was all over.

[PurpleNinja-vnhv]

If only Mozart had lived to see (and write music in) the early romantic era (~1820s), we would have been blessed with so many masterpieces. Seeing what Schubert and Berlioz wrote in that era make me wonder what would have come of the child prodigy who died a poor man of 35 in 1791.

[grandduke]

Incredible! Even with 90% of the instrumentation missing it is obvious that Mozart meant his requiem as a choral piece with orchestral accompaniment and not the other way around. The music without instruments remain so strong that (as we say in Holland) it stands like a house!

[nigarhasanli]

Now I'm shocked, because all my favorite parts from the Requiem are here and all are written by Mozart himself!!! These parts are which I always listen and enjoy the most. I listened other parts just for few times, but THESE are my lovely ones which I keep listening again and again! So appearantly Mozart shows his difference just by listening. I'm amazed from that! Of Course I respect other composers for their work, who completed Requiem, but Mozart's own work, own melodies are irreplaceable and recognizable. For me, only exception is Lacrimosa. I love Lacrimosa from the beginning till the end. His student has done really great job with that, he has compeleted it perfectly, totally in a decent way to Mozart's music!

[justinhamilton]

When Lacrimosa gets cut off, I always tear up for some reason.

[jesseindo]

"Instrument doubling the Voice"
- Mozart

[F-Man]

This is invaluable in terms of learning not only how Mozart's work on the Requiem evolved, and perhaps how it could have evolved had he finished it, but it's also quite useful for stumbling musical enthusiasts like myself who are trying to learn compositional theory. Here, we have an in-progress framework from one of the greatest who ever lived, all exposed and showing all its secrets to the world. Stunning!

[TheEtoileNoire]

Let’s be honest. YouTube didn’t recommend this-we searched for it ourselves

[tuongkhang]

I really like the dynamic in the Dies Irae. The violin and violincello combination is so good, loud and smooth when it is needed to be, especially from 7:50 - 7:54. Usually the orchestra will play smoother and quieter in that part, but in this video they play it louder and louder and stressed in the "Quan". It really gives me goosebumps there since I can feel like something powerful is coming.

[mireilleassena]

Mince! La rupture abrupte du ''Lacrimosa'' peut couper le cœur à quelqu'un. En fait ça donne l'impression que c'est à cet endroit précis qu'il s'est arrêté avant de fermer les yeux à ce monde de misère.
Des autres choses dont j'ai pu me rendre compte, il ressort que ce Requiem de Mozart pourrait avoir toujours été pensé comme une oeuvre pour chœur avant tout autre chose; j'en veux pour preuve que l'accompagnement connu comme orchestral est vierge la plupart du temps avec des voix soutenues uniquement par une basse continue. Ceci à mon humble avis nous enseigne énormément sur la façon dont Mozart procédait dans ses compositions : basse continue et parties chantantes ( comprendre ici voix et/ou instruments ayant le ''lead'') d'abord, parties d'accompagnement ensuite. Je pourrais me tromper, ce qui serait normal vu que je n'ai pas de grandes notions en composition musicale, mais c'est le ressenti brut que j'ai en tant que simple auditrice.
Merci beaucoup pour l'expérience.

Mireille Duboise ASSENA.

[FastGoing]

Very beautiful he was at his composing height when he made this

[luisfelipeperezgarcia]

How incredibly underrated is this beautiful version! Appreciating the unfinished work really puts in perspective how little time we have. Thank you!

[vitonardi]

L'ossatura dell'opera c'era tutta e al contrario di quello che molti pensano l'opera non si interruppe all'ottava battuta del Lacrimosa ma prosegue con frammenti abbastanza "corposi". Video molto istruttivo.... Grazie !