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Background: A towering figure of the English musical establishment, whilst remaining an Irishman in his blood and bones until his dying day, Stanford wrote more than thirty works for chorus and orchestra as well as seven symphonies. The Requiem Mass was composed in memory of the painter Lord Leighton.

Although in scale the Requiem almost equals that of the great Requiems of Berlioz and Verdi, the orchestral style is largely content with economical underpinning of the vocal forces and telling use of instrumental solos, a reminder that Stanford was a highly-regarded symphonist. This disc is rounded off with four seductive excerpts from Stanford's first opera The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan, based on Thomas Moore's oriental romance Lalla Rookh.

CATALOGUE NR: 855520102
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 8.31 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 04-Oct-2004

COMPOSER: Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
TRACKS: Requiem op.63. The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan - excerpts.
ORCHESTRA: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
CONDUCTOR: Adrian Leaper and Colman Pearce
ARTISTS: Frances Lucey   Colette McGahon   Peter Kerr   RTE Philharmonic Choir

- Penguin Guide 4 star 'with fine solo singing to match the fervour of the chorus, Adrian Leaper can be congratulated on the great success of the first recording of a work that should surely be in the general choral repertoire'

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