Tigran Mansurian - Requiem

I Requiem - II Kyrie - III Dies irae - IV Tuba mirum - V Lacrimosa - VI Domine Jesu Christe - VII Sanctus - VIII Agnus Dei
This work is dedicated to the victims of the Armenian genocide. During its composition, I was confronted by the problem of differing interpretations of the canonical texts laid down by the Armenian and Roman-Catholic churches. Armenian Christians conceive for example the intonation of the 'Kyrie eleison' according to the Western tradition somehow different from their tradition. I naturally selected the Armenian tradition; I had no wish to copy the rhetoric and gestures of a rite to which I am unaccustomed. I hope that the interlinking of ancient sacred and secular music of Armenia with the Latin text has created something unexpected and even slightly paradox in my music. (Tigran Mansurian)

Видео Tigran Mansurian - Requiem канала Levon Levonyan