Robert Schumann Requiem

Arrangement for chamber orchestra by Urs Stäuble op. 148, 1852/2024

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„Der geistlichen Musik die Kraft zuzuwenden, bleibt ja wohl das höchste Ziel des Künstlers“ (“The artist’s supreme calling is to devote his energies to sacred music”). These words were written by Robert Schumann in January 1851 – even though, up to that point in time, his compositional output had been almost entirely secular. The following year, however, he composed his Missa sacra, op. 147, and the Requiem, op. 148. In these works he sought new forms of expression for the liturgical texts, to which end he repeatedly deviated from the precise wording of the originals. Both in terms of the text and the overall musical conception, his Requiem is certainly suitable for concert performances alongside its traditional use in church.

This arrangement for chamber orchestra (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, timpani and strings) enables the work to be performed by smaller ensembles while preserving its distinct choral-symphonic character.

Original version Arrangement for chamber orchestra
Soli (SATB), Coro (SATB), 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, 2 Cor, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb Soli (SATB), Coro (SATB), Fl, Ob, Clt, Fg, Cor, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb
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  • Robert Schumann ist noch immer vor allem als Klavier- und Liedkomponist bzw. als Symphoniker präsent. In seinen späteren Schaffensjahren sah er hingegen in der Komposition von Chormusik einen wichtigen Schwerpunkt seiner Arbeit. Hier gilt es auch heute noch einen weitgehend unbekannten Schumann zu entdecken, dessen Chormusik Volkstümlichkeit und künstlerischen Anspruch zugleich meisterhaft verbindet. Carus bietet Schumanns sämtliche Werke für gemischten Chor und für Frauenchor a cappella und mit Klavier. Sie zeigen seine Experimentierfreude, seine Sensibilität in der Auswahl sowie musikalischen Umsetzung der Texte, nicht zuletzt aber sein eigenständiger Chorstil, der besonders auf raffinierte Details in der Gestaltung des Satzes setzt. Personal details

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