Mozart Requiem Mass in D Minor XII - Communio

John Eliot Gardiner conducts the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir. This performance was filmed at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, Barcelona in Dec. 1991.

A Requiem Mass in the Roman Catholic tradition is a service designed to pray for the souls of the departed. The parts of the liturgy that are meant to be sung are what constitute all Requiem Mass compositions, including Mozart's.

The structure is as follows:
1. Introit
2. Kyrie
3. Sequence: a. Dies irae b. Tuba mirum c. Rex tremendae d. Recordare e. Confutatis f. Lacrimosa
4. Offertory: a. Domine Jesu Christe b. Hostias
5. Sanctus
6. Benedictus
7. Agnus Dei
8. Lux Aeterna

Mozart died before finishing the Requiem Mass, and his wife Constanze gave the task of finishing the work to a pupil of Mozart's named Süssmayr. From the Sanctus onward, the Requiem is the creation of Süssmayr, though he did use portions of the Introit and Kyrie for the Lux Aeterna, as requested by Mozart and as per tradition.

Despite, or maybe partially because of, the controversy surrounding this Requiem Mass, it is widely regarded as Mozart's greatest masterpiece.

Latin Lyrics and English translation follow:

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[Marie0Felicite]

no words can discribe the beauty and level of perfection this composition reaches..

nothing can clearly explain in words the amazing feelings and shivers the music of Communio gives me..

thank you so much for sharing this video with the rest of us..

[IamFingolfin]

One person is Salieri.

[in4merATP]

Salieri made another account!

[DNXMRXLNS]

LOVE Dies Irae, LOVE Kirye... LOVE this fucking music.

[zehnterapril]

Amazing singing. especially the soloists, singing everything WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE MUSIC ONCE! Words cannot describe how this music makes me feel...

[bayreuth79]

Thank God for Mozart!

[Bibu231060]

Trop bon ! Awesome ! Thanks, Lord Gardiner, and all others musicians.

[mariamagda57]

It will never cease to amaze me, how anybody can vote this down!!!! This is pure beauty! Thank you for posting is all I can say!

[aries6able]

just listened to it all - wonderful! thank you so much for uploading!