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Title: Cyrillus Kreek Requiem
Post by: Alan Howe on Wednesday 29 August 2012, 23:34

How about this wonderful-sounding Requiem by Estonian composer Cyrillus Kreek (1889-1962):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VlQziKc48g (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VlQziKc48g)
CD details available here:
http://www.mdt.co.uk/kreek-cyrillus-requiem-musica-sacra-choir-ellerhein-arvo-volmer-alba.html (http://www.mdt.co.uk/kreek-cyrillus-requiem-musica-sacra-choir-ellerhein-arvo-volmer-alba.html)

Title: Re: Cyrillus Kreek Requiem
Post by: Greg K on Wednesday 29 August 2012, 23:56

Thanks for notice of this. A very nice roughly contemporaneous (and traditional sounding) Requiem by Lithuanian composer Ceslovas Sasnauskas (1867-1916) was recently uploaded
by a poster on the Art-Music Forum. You might want to have a listen.

Title: Re: Cyrillus Kreek Requiem
Post by: Gareth Vaughan on Thursday 30 August 2012, 18:42

The Kreek is extremely beautiful - a "must buy" as far as I'm concerned. Love the Westminster chimes on the horn.

Title: Re: Cyrillus Kreek Requiem
Post by: Mark Thomas on Saturday 01 September 2012, 12:15

This sounds absolutely lovely. Balm for the soul (if not for the wallet).

Title: Re: Cyrillus Kreek Requiem
Post by: Alan Howe on Friday 05 October 2012, 17:41

Just received my copy. Balm for the soul indeed. Absolutely glorious.

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