Description
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
FOR THE FIRST TIME, STREAMING AND DIGITAL DOWNLOADS OF THIS ALBUM, COMPLETE WITH ARTWORK AND LYRICS, ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM BANDCAMP. GO TO MY BANDCAMP PAGE HERE.
This CD is Judge’s setting of the Latin Mass for the Dead. Written in 1975 but unrecorded until now, over 40 years later.
It features fifty voices from The Crouch End Festival Chorus, conducted by David Temple, a four-piece rock band, four trumpets, four trombones, orchestral percussion, and the voice of baritone, Nigel Richards.
Judge’s Requiem Mass is a major piece of symphonic, choral, rock music, and is one of his most significant achievements.
They Say…
…”A very beautiful piece of choral music”…“A glorious piece”…”Bloody hell this is good.”…
…“Quite simply, it is beautiful, a soaring, moving, but most of all thrilling performance.”…
…”This album is fantastic.”…“Totally wonderful”…”A hugely uplifting and inspiring piece”…
…“Totally amazing”…”Brilliant music, very well performed”…“I cried it was so beautiful.”…
…”Wonderful! Great writing; great musicians and great performances throughout!
Inspiring!”…“Incredibly energising and upbeat”…”It is a fabulous record.”…
Samples
01. Introit
02. Tract
03. Dies Irae
The Gallery
View Gallery of Requiem photos (pdf, 2921 KB) (mostly by Seán Kelly), with descriptive captions, taken at the various recording sessions between November 2015 and May 2016.
The Whole Story
Read a full report on the creation of the Requiem (pdf, 386 KB), taken from Judge’s posts on Facebook.
Reviews
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