Kozlowsky: Requiem

Boris Stepanov, Christoph Seidl, Hans Graf, Olesya Petrova, Olga Peretyatko, Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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Requiem for a Nation

The Singapore Symphony and its music director Hans Graf present a recording of Józef Kozłowski’s Requiem, together with the Singapore Symphony Chorus & Youth Choir, as well as a quartet of outstanding soloists: Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Olesya Petrova (mezzo-soprano), Boris Stepanov (tenor) and Christoph Seidl (bass).

The Requiem (1798) was commissioned to Kozłowski by the abdicated King Stanisław of Poland, and can be perceived as a requiem not just for the monarch, but for the entire Polish nation, absorbed by the Russian state during the 1780s. Interestingly, the work was also heard during the funeral of Tsar Alexander I of Russia, in a different version with heavier orchestration and choruses for more drama.

The current recording uses a new edition created by conductor Graf himself, realizing the intimate character of the original 1798 version. Composed just 7 years after Mozart’s famous Requiem, the work is rooted in Viennese Classicism, yet also adumbrates nineteenth-century developments, with a subtle Slavonic tinge. This revival is a gem to anyone interested in music from the early Romantic era.

The Singapore Symphony returns to Pentatone after their acclaimed recording of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Locatelli’s Labirinto armonico starring violinist Chloe Chua (2023). Hans Graf, the Singapore Symphony Chorus & Youth Choir and the vocal quartet all make their Pentatone debut.


The Singapore Symphony
Hans Graf
– music director and conductor
Singapore Symphony Chorus & Youth Choir
Olga Peretyatko (soprano)
Olesya Petrova (mezzo-soprano)
Boris Stepanov (tenor)
Christoph Seidl (bass)

Tracklist

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1.
Requiem in E-flat Minor - I. Requiem et Kyrie
05:21
2.
Requiem in E-flat Minor - II. Dies irae
03:17
3.
Requiem in E-flat Minor - III. Tuba mirum
04:29
4.
Requiem in E-flat Minor - IV. Judex ergo
04:59
5.
Requiem in E-flat Minor - V. Confutatis
04:29
6.
Requiem in E-flat Minor - VI. Lacrymosa
02:44
7.
Requiem in E-flat Minor - VII. Domine Jesu Christe
05:23
8.
Requiem in E-flat Minor - VIII. Sanctus
02:50
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Requiem in E-flat Minor - IX. Benedictus
04:01
10.
Requiem in E-flat Minor - X. Agnus Dei
05:33
11.
Requiem in E-flat Minor - XI. Quia pius es - XII. Requiem aeternam
06:04

Total time: 00:49:10

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Release DateApril 19, 2024

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