Dvořák: Requiem, Biblical Songs & Te Deum
Ailyn Pérez, Christianne Stotijn, Michael Spyres, Jan Martínik, Kateřina Kněžíková, Svatopluk Sem; Czech Philharmonic, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Jiří Bělohlávek, Jakub Hrůša
Both the Biblical Songs and Te Deum are new additions to the Decca catalogue • Live recordings, featuring a stellar line up of soloists
This release concludes the series of Jiří Bělohlávek’s last recordings of Czech masterworks for Decca Classics before he sadly passed away in 2017
Dvořák: Requiem, Op. 89, B. 165 / Part 1
1. Requiem Aeternam
2. Graduale
3. Dies Irae
4. Tuba Mirum
5. Quid Sum Miser
6. Recordare, Jesu Pie
7. Confutatis Maledictis
8. Lacrymosa
1. Requiem Aeternam
2. Graduale
3. Dies Irae
4. Tuba Mirum
5. Quid Sum Miser
6. Recordare, Jesu Pie
7. Confutatis Maledictis
8. Lacrymosa
Dvořák: Requiem, Op. 89, B. 165 / Part 2
9. Offertorium: Domine Jesu Christe
10. Hostias
11. Sanctus
12. Pie Jesu
13. Agnus Dei
Dvořák: Biblical Songs (10), Op. 99
1. Oblak a mrákota jest vůkol Něho
2. Skrýše má a paveza má Ty jsí
3. Slyš, ó Bože, slyš modlitbu mou
4. Hospodin jest můj pastýř
5. Bože! Bože! Píseň novou
6. Slyš, ó Bože, volání mé
7. Při řekách babylonských
8. Popatřiž na mne a smiluj se nade mnou
9. Pozdvihuji očí svých k horám
10. Zpívejte Hospodinu píseň novou
Dvořák: Te Deum, Op.103, B.176
1. Te Deum laudamus
2. Tu Rex gloriae, Christe
3. Aeterna fac cum Sanctis
4. Dignare Domine
“Jakub Hrůša’s performance of the Requiem is darkly dramatic and ferociously committed. Every aspect of this recording leaps into life. The soloists are characterful, with heartfelt and clear delivery of the texts. The orchestra glows with textural richness, from the silky, emollient strings to the penetrating, incisive wind and brass. The mighty, slightly old-fashioned choral sound is well-balanced across the whole, massive soundscape, even if it is occasionally woolly.” – BBC Music Magazine