A subtle album of choral music in memory of our loved ones. Movements from Victoria’s eloquent sixteenth-century Requiem Mass, and music by William Byrd frame a series of beautiful and reflective choral pieces, including stunning new works by John Duggan based on poetry from the First World War.

Featuring Sospiri, one of Oxford’s finest choirs.

Contents:
1. For the fallen (Douglas Guest)
2. Requiem: Introitus (Victoria)
3. Requiem: Kyrie (Victoria)
4. Versa est in luctum (Victoria)
5. Futility (Duggan)
6. Anthem (Duggan)
7. Justorum animae (Byrd)
8. Tristis est anima mea (Kuhnau)
9. Versa est in luctum (Lobo)
10. Lay a Garland (Pearsall)
11. The Send-off (Duggan)
12. Returning we hear the larks (Duggan)
13. Everyone Sang (Duggan)
14. Requiem (Duggan)
15. Gradual (Nanini)