Reka Kristof; Dorottya Lang; Istvan Horvath; Marcell Bakonyi; Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir; Riccardo Frizza - Elisabetta Brusa: Orchestral Works, Vol. 5 - Requiem; Stabat Mater

Most of Elisabetta Brusa's compositions have been written for orchestral forces, with four volumes currently available on Naxos. The two new choral pieces in this fifth volume offer a revealing look at the composer's response to spirituality and her own feelings about the end of life. The Stabat Mater was written as a trial for the Requiem and features vocal parts that are often pushed to the limit of their extensions for maximum expressivity. Following traditional models, Brusa's Requiem evokes an archaic atmosphere which gives the piece a medieval aura, contrasted with moments of luminous and transcendent music.