Jean-claude Malgoire - Neukomm - Requiem - (24-... File
A live 2008 recording reissued by Accent in 2018. Requiem a la Mémoire de Louis XVI - Amazon
The performance is available in high-resolution formats, including 24-bit / 48 kHz FLAC/WAV , providing a detailed soundstage for the period brass and double-choir textures. Musical Significance Jean-Claude Malgoire - Neukomm - Requiem - (24-...
This refers to the performance of conducted by the late Jean-Claude Malgoire . Malgoire, a pioneer of the period-instrument movement, recorded multiple versions of Neukomm’s funeral works, most notably the Requiem à la mémoire de Louis XVI and a completion of Mozart's Requiem . A live 2008 recording reissued by Accent in 2018
Jean-Claude Malgoire , leading his ensemble La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy . It was famously performed on January 21, 1815,
Sigismund Neukomm (a student of Haydn) composed this Requiem in C minor at the request of Talleyrand. It was famously performed on January 21, 1815, during the Congress of Vienna to honor the memory of King Louis XVI.
Neukomm’s style bridges the gap between the Classical and Romantic eras. Malgoire’s interpretation is noted for its "exhilarating" pace and "jagged, forceful quality," particularly in the Dies Irae . The recording often includes a dramatic and Miserere that preceded the mass in 19th-century practice. Alternative Recordings Malgoire also recorded:
