Gloriously civilized music!

The Agnus Dei from Faure's Requiem. Words fail to describe such heavenly music.

Enjoy!

Once hated but now loved

Until last week when I bought a CD of this work I basically hated Faure's Requiem. The recording features the full orchestra version of 1900 which I never knew existed. Now I adore the music and especially the Sanctus, Introit and Agnus Dei.

Civilized music at it's finest!

Until recently I have never appreciated Faure's music. I'm still NOT a fan of his Requiem and his orchestral music is boring, to say the least. That all changes when I approach his chamber music! The man was a genius and this is most evident in his Quartets(2) and Quintets(2) for piano and strings...glorious and immensely civilized!