Vêpres solennelles d’un confesseur Requiem by Various, O 28 mar 2023, No (2023/2023), Diriģents Hans-Christoph Rademann, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France

When one thinks of Mozart's religious music, the Requiem immediately comes to mind. But other masterpieces preceded it, such as these solemn Vespers of a confessorof ten years earlier and of disturbing beauty. Through the variety and balance of the choral and solo parts, Mozart successively expresses, in the Catholic liturgical tradition, the supposed divine power (Dixit dominus), praises to the Lord (Confitebor) and a song of jubilation (Beatus vir). Then, in a great dramatic flight, comes the call to celebrate the glory of the Lord (Laudate pueri). The last psalm (Laudate dominum) is a supplication to the worship of believers for their imaginary Lord. The intensity and emotion that emanate from it, culminate with the trumpets and timpani of the Magnificat that resound on a grandiose final amen.