Requiem in C (Score - small orchestra)
Description
Charles Gounod composed the present Requiem under the impact of
the death of his 4-year-old grandson, Maurice. According to legend,
death overtook him as he was finishing the last details of this
work. In 1895 it was published posthumously in various arrangements
by his pupil Henri Busser. The work was heard in an impressive
performance on the occasion of the first anniversary of the death
of the composer in St. Madeleine, under the direction of Gabriel
Fauré and was highly praised in the contemporary press. The
version for large orchestra (Carus
27.315) was first published in Spring 2011 in a critical
edition.
Version for small orchestra. In order to make the work accessible
to a wider public Carus has presented an arrangments for choir and
organ (Carus 27.315/45). An additional version for a small group of
instruments is in preparation. The vocal and string parts are
identical to the large version. In addition the oboe, clarinet and
horn, as well as an independent organ part are employed.