![]() To this day, it is unknown if Süssmayr had the advantage of Mozart's instructions or feedback, or if he simply winged it on his own. Süssmayr built on the works of anonymous, Eybler, and Stadler, and composed the Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei himself. Finally came Franz Xaver Süssmayr, whose skills Mozart had mocked in letters and comments. At the request of Mozart's wife, Costanza, further attempts at completion were made by 26-year old Joseph Leopold Eybler, who circled his contributions as he inscribed them onto Mozart's manuscript, and then Maximilian Stadler. ![]() The music for the Lacrimosa broke off after eight bars, and the Sanctus and everything beyond it remained unwritten.Īlthough excerpts from the Mass were reportedly performed at Mozart's funeral, most of those were completed by a person unknown to us (hereafter called "anonymous"). For most of the other movements, he had written only the vocal lines and a few fragments of orchestration, including a partially figured bass. When Mozart died on December 5, 1791, he had completed only the opening Introit of his Requiem. ![]() ![]() Every conductor who undertakes Mozart's Requiem must ask one fundamental question: Whose Requiem shall I conduct? After René Jacobs asked the question, he can up with a novel solution for his new period-aware, decidedly contemporary Harmonia Mundi recording of the Requiem with the Freiburger Barockorchester and RIAS Kammerchor. ![]()
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