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Ludovico Santos
1987 -
Portugal
Ludovico Santos (1987), a Portuguese composer, born in Lisbon.
Requiem
This requiem contains only "Introit", "Kyrie" and "Offertorium".
Wow! This piece truly is beautiful. You really have kept the aura of Fauré's requiem: peace and serenity. The "Dies Irae" has been done away with, giving this requiem a true atmosphere of worship. The fugato in the "Introit" (which I presume is "et lux perpetua") is a very nice touch, and seems to propel the movement forward towards the "Kyrie". As for the "Offertorium", I particularly like the "Sed signifer sanctus Michael" and the corresponding "quam olim Abrahae." The use of B minor as the tonality here really has an atmosphere of pleading and supplication. I love it! I'm certainly looking forward to hearing the rest of it!
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