Antonín Dvořák – Requiem

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)

Requiem, op. 89 (1889-90)

Part I
I. Requiem aeternam [00:00:00]
II. Graduale [00:10:16]
III. Dies irae [00:15:45]
IV. Tuba mirum [00:17:50]
V. Quid sum miser [00:26:29]
VI. Recordare, Jesu pie [00:32:49]
VII. Confutatis maledictis [00:39:56]
VIII. Lacrimosa [00:44:16]

Part II
IX. Offertorium [00:50:50]
X. Hostias [01:02:59]
XI. Sanctus [01:14:49]
XII. Pie Jesu [01:21:19]
XIII. Agnus Dei [01:26:50]

[sargisshirinyan]

If I had to rank my favorite requiems I think my top 3 would be
1. Mozart
2. Verdi
3. Dvorak

Others just don't "touch" me the way these three "touch"

[jacobbump]

Oh thank you so much for posting Dvorak's Requiem. I just can't get over how incredible his choral music is!! Thank you also for doing his other great choral pieces in the past!! :-)

[iphily]

4:16 i could hear mozart's requiem from afar over here.
dvorak is really amazing! i started listening after i heard his stabat mater.

[MrSpyfelis]

What a beautiful and very stunning requiem!!

[juliane.]

Thanks for this amazing peace of music!!!

[annaangela]

I love you dear. If angels don’t show maybe some humble humans will.

[のどん-hs]

(バスソロ　自分用)
〈Ⅰ〉 p11~p12 05:58

〈Ⅳ〉 p43~p45 20:52

〈Ⅴ〉 p67~p68 28:55
p71~p72 30:26

〈Ⅵ〉 p80~p93 34:07

〈Ⅷ〉p106~p108 44:16
p111~p113 47:29

〈Ⅸ〉 p121~p122 53:54
p128~p139 56:10

〈Ⅹ〉 p161~p163 1:03:00
p169~p169 1:08:52

〈Ⅺ〉 p173~p174 1:14:50
p180~p180 1:17:45

〈ⅫI〉p203~p205 1:29:56
p212~p214 1:33:21
p215~p215 1:33:50
p218~p219 1:36:22

[brianrichardcohn]

My favorite is Fauré´s beatiful Requiem but Dvoraks is also wonderful.

[bouyhos]

What a piece, sunning ! This channel is a true treasure trove ! By the way, may I suggest the following work : Jozef Elsner's (Chopin's teacher) romantic Passion (op. 65), what do you think ?

[lawrenceuk]

14:43 - strange overtone (?) producing a "C" ie 9th of Bb chord. Or, wrong note? Sounds like a bassoon...

[jesemepardens]

There's a reason why this requiem isn't famous. Dvorak obviously doesn't understand the requiem in it's entirety :
- In the Tuba Mirum, the trumpet solo albeit being long, feels forgettable and out of place, but most importantly he decides to go with heavenly flutes and a soprano voice to showcase the lyrics
- He decides to include Pie Jesu twice : once in the Lacrimosa, one by itself: and it's completely useless.
- Also the Lacrimosa is not meant to be something frightening here, maybe should have saved it for elsewhere.
- The Graduale is not part of the original mass, and although I acknowledge this is my own opinion here, but again I feel it's a useless contribution to the whole pieces.

There are obviously some beautiful moments (particularly the Dies Irae and the end of Agnus Dei) but as a whole it feels boring and unoriginal. Effectively in the requiem aeternam the beginning is very similar to Verdi's requiem.