Duruflé, Poulenc and Debussy – April 2019

Duruflé, Poulenc and Debussy – April 2019

The setting by Maurice Duruflé of the Requiem Mass (Mass for the Dead) dates from 1947. Unlike the apocalyptic settings of the Requiem Mass by Berlioz and Verdi, Duruflé’s is more akin to Fauré’s familiar setting in its sense of serene optimism. This is...

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