Sing With Us! — Mozart Requiem

The genesis of the Mozart Requiem, which tragically turned out to be the composer’s own swan song, is cloaked in mystery. The legend begins in 1791 with an unknown »grey messenger« ordering a mass for the dead. Mozart, however, died before completing the work, a task that fell to his student Franz Xaver Süßmayr. Musically, the Requiem marks a culminating point in the composer’s oeuvre. The choral passages stand testament to his highest mastery, c...