Creative director for classical music at Horsecross Arts, James Waters, described the performance of the Requiem by the National Youth Choir of Scotland under the baton of Christopher Bell as the "fulcrum" of his weekend of the music of Gabriel Faure.
Creative director for classical music at Horsecross Arts, James Waters, described the performance of the Requiem by the National Youth Choir of Scotland under the baton of Christopher Bell as the \"fulcrum\" of his weekend of the music of Gabriel Faure.
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Keith Bruce
Preceded by three motets written earlier and later in the composer's career, two showcasing the delicious purity of tone of the young women, this was a Requiem to remember. If the measure of a great concert is how it makes you listen anew, it was the opening of the less-remarked Offertory, O Domine Jesu Christe, that most impressed, the altos and tenors in perfect harmony, illustrating the dynamic control that was a feature of the choir's entire performance.
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