Claudio Abbado RIP, Pope Benedict and Mozart's Requiem
Claudio Abbado ( 26 June 1933 - 20 January 2014 ) Lacrimosa from Dies Irae , Mozart's Requiem Lacrimosa dies illa Qua resurget ex favilla Judicandus homo reus. Huic ergo parce, Deus: Pie Jesu Domine, Dona eis requiem. Amen. Full of tears shall be that day On which from ashes shall arise The guilty man to be judged; Therefore, O God, have mercy on him. Gentle Lord Jesus, grant them eternal rest. Amen. Agnus Dei , Mozart's Requiem , Lucerne Festival 2012 Pope Benedict on Mozart's Requiem Pope Benedict attended a performance in his honour of Mozart's Requiem in Castel Gandolfo in September 2010. He gave a short address afterwards. Here are some quotations from that. Everything is in perfect harmony in Mozart, every note, every musical phrase is as it is and could not be otherwise; even those opposed are reconciled; it is called ' mozart’sche Heiterkeit' (Mozart's serenity), which envelops everything, every momen...