Mozart Requiem Mass in D Minor VII - Domine, Jesu Christe

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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• mozart
• amadeus
• requiem
• mass
• minor
• recordare
• dies
• bach
• classical
• beethoven
• roman
• catholic
• confutatis
• lacrimosa

[Chazzbass13]

i love this choirs dynamics

[dragmio]

My favorite part of the Requiem!

[igneous061]

only when i folow it with lyrics(its kinda hard), then i realy feel what this peace of art is

[magpie4321]

Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae, libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu. Libera eas de ore leonis, ne absorbeat eas tartarus, ne cadant in obscurum. Sed signifer sanctus Michael repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam. Quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini ejus.

[videosflopi]

"quam olim Abrahae promisisti, quam olim Abrahae promisisti" Amazing, just, it makes me want to learn to sing.

[cheeksloverble4]

His recording is very good, but this performance seems a bit mannered (overdone dynamics etc).

[emilymichellenelson]

I prefer this song at a very brisk pace, so I love this version.

[Agora0000]

The soloes part is just amazing.

[SirGunishment]

Ahh Mozart, my only TRUE friend, how i love your music.