Messa da requiem contains:
* Introit
01. Requiem aeternam - Kyrie (Solo Quartet, Chorus) 09:20
* Sequence
02. Dies irae (Chorus) 06:25
03. Quid sum miser (Tenor) 05:12
04. Quaerens me (Chorus) 04:07
05. Ingemisco (Bass) 04:52
06. Confutatis (Solo Quartet, Chorus) 04:23
07. Lacrymosa (Solo Quartet, Chorus) 05:08
* Offertory
08. Domine Jesu (Soprano) 04:41
* Sanctus
09. Sanctus (Chorus) 01:38
10. Benedictus (Solo Quartet) 02:56
* Agnus Dei
11. Agnus Dei (Soprano, Alto) 03:40
12. Requiem aeternam (Chorus) 05:01
13. Libera me (Alto, Chorus) 04:47
14. Dies illa (Solo Quartet, Chorus) 04:14
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♫ 01. Requiem aeternam - Kyrie
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♫ 02. Dies irae
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♫ 03. Quid sum miser
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♫ 04. Quaerens me
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♫ 05. Ingemisco
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♫ 06. Confutatis
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♫ 07. Lacrymosa
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♫ 08. Domine Jesu
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♫ 09. Sanctus
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♫ 10. Benedictus
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♫ 11. Agnus Dei
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♫ 12. Requiem aeternam
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♫ 13. Libera me
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♫ 14. Dies illa
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Bottesini's Requiem, first heard in 1880, is an unusual work in many respects. For one thing, it is larger than many other such pieces from his period. Its last number is not the usual 'Requiem aeternam...' (which in Bottesini's work is actually entitled 'Finale'). Instead, the formal finale is followed by a 'Libera me' and a dramatic 'Dies illa'. Elsewhere, too, there are many departures from the norm. These include a richly melodic 'Ingemisco' for bass solo, a 'Domine Jesu' for soprano solo, and a solo quartet (as opposed to the more customary chorus) for the 'Benedictus'.
The scoring is often operatic in nature--in this regard, the work resembles Verdi's more famous requiem. At intervals, the composer seems to have gotten carried away with trumpets, drums, and such, but for the most part this is a lovely work that treats its subject matter with considerable sensitivity.