Up Tempo - Fauré Requiem with the ASO

Gabriel Fauré's Requiem in D minor, Op. 48, is a choral-orchestral setting of the shortened Catholic Mass for the Dead. Its focus is on eternal rest and consolation, offering a serene and hopeful view of death. The work runs about 35 minutes and is scored for soprano and baritone soloists, mixed choir, orchestra and organ.

This performance by the ASO and the UpTempo ensemble brings Fauré's masterpiece to Atlanta. The Requiem omits the traditional Dies irae, replacing it with the gentle Pie Jesu, and concludes with the ethereal In Paradisum. Listeners can expect a deeply moving experience as the music evokes a sense of peaceful deliverance.