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To: Reaganesque
I love Mozart's Requiem as well! Rex Tremandae is my favorite part...but I love the entire thing. I also love Faure Requiem. And A German Requiem (Handel).

I am also partial to Beethoven's 3rd Symphony (the Eroica) and Dvorak Symphony #9 (From the New World).

And yes...always Sinatra! And Nat King Cole, the Platters, and the Beatles.

27 posted on 03/01/2006 8:03:56 PM PST by blinachka (Vechnaya Pamyat Daddy... xoxo)
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To: blinachka

Eeeks! I meant German Requiem by BRAHMS! (My Dad would smack me silly!)


50 posted on 03/01/2006 8:07:17 PM PST by blinachka (Vechnaya Pamyat Daddy... xoxo)
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To: blinachka

Berlioz's Requiem is also clutch. The Dies Irae is earth-shatting (literally!). But my favorite movement is the Lacrymosa. Just near the end, when the darkness has closed in and evil seems triumphant, there bursts a ray of hope in the music that for an instant shows that peace and serenity await beyond the tribulations. It's magnificent and deeply moving.


159 posted on 03/01/2006 8:30:35 PM PST by Cyclopean Squid (History is a work in progress)
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To: blinachka
I love Mozart's Requiem as well! Rex Tremandae is my favorite part.

With the right conductor, the "Dies Ire" really cooks. We had a blast with it about a month ago.

244 posted on 03/01/2006 8:47:01 PM PST by Desdemona (Music Librarian and provider of cucumber sandwiches, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary. Hats required.)
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To: blinachka
Dvorak Symphony #9 (From the New World)

There's my vote. Here & here are snippets.

508 posted on 03/02/2006 6:06:29 AM PST by mollynme (cogito, ergo freepum)
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