University of Birmingham Voices City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins - Stanford: Requiem [CD]

Recorded in association with a live performance from Birmingham's Symphony Hall last year, this account of Stanford's Requiem rescues a magnificent work from wholly unjustified neglect.

The performance of Charles Villiers Stanford's forgotten late-Victorian masterpiece, marking 125 years since the premiere of the Requiem at the Birmingham Triennial Festival, featured a number of international soloists alongside Brabbins – including Carolyn Sampson and Marta Fontanal-Simmons (both Birmingham alumni), with James Way and Ross Ramgobin.

Critical Acclaim:

"For anyone interested in British choral music of the period, it is a must!" - Gramophone

"Brabbins, who truly understand the language of this music, judges the tempos and balance of the ensemble with instinctive sensitivity; his handling of the chorus […] is outstanding ,and he genuinely brings out the luminosity of Stanford's lustrous orchestration which is splendidly executed by the CBSO" – Gramophone

"The CBSO plays splendidly throughout. The collective response is sonorous and there's an abundance of expert solo work to enjoy and admire The performance could not be in better hands than those of Martyn Brabbins. His conducting demonstrates evident empathy with the score and it seems clear that he brings out the best in all the performers." - MusicWeb International

"Martyn Brabbins has the music – and the traditions on which it draws – intuitively under his radar. Impeccably he sculpts the flow and sweep that is so often Stanford's expressive default position […]. With fine singing for the chorus and soloists alike, the Requiem discloses one of Stanford's greatest achievements." – BBC Music Magazine (Performance 4 STARS, Recording 4 STARS)

Requiem, Op 63. Introit: Requiem aeternam

Ib. Te decet hymnus

Ic. Requiem aeternam

IIa. Kyrie I

IIb. Kyrie II

IIc. Kyrie III

IIIa. Gradual: Requiem aeternam

IIIb. In memoria aeterna

IVa. Sequence: Dies irae

IVb. Tuba mirum

IVc. Liber scriptus proferetur

IVd. Quid sum miser?

IVe. Quem patronum rogaturus? -

IVf. Rex tremendae maiestatis

IVg. Recordare, Jesu pie

IVh. Quaerens me

IVi. Iuste iudex ultionis

IVj. Inter oves locum praesta

IVk. Confutatis maledictis

IVl. Lacrimosa dies illa

IVm. Pie Jesu Domine

Va. Offertorium: Domine Jesu Christe

Vb. Quam olim Abrahae promisisti

Vc. Hostias et preces tibi -

Vd. Transire ad vitam ... Quam olim Abrahae promisisti

VIa. Sanctus

VIb. Benedictus

VIc. Osanna

VIIa. Agnus Dei

VIIb. Lux aeterna

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 34571284187
• Release Date: September 12, 2025

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