This requiem was written in 1837, it is for solo voices, male chorus and organ and was recently performed (in October 2007) by the maestros Enrico Zanovello and Mario Lanaro in order to commemorate the 200 years of Francesco Canneti’s birthday.
Important requiem composers in the 19th century include Aiblinger, Andrevi y Castellar, Bochsa, Van Bree, Canetti, Catelani, Coccia, Fétis, Goss, Gounod, Habert, Mabellini, Meyerbeer, Neukomm, Pacini, Reinecke, Reissinger and Rheinberger.
Author: | James W. Pruett |
Source: | The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians |