Fauré’s Requiem
Peace. Serenity. Simply Divine.
Who’s on stage
Royal Northern Sinfonia and the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia are headed up by choral specialist conductor Sofi Jeannin.
What they’re playing
A feast of Fauré, with his ever-popular Requiem alongside the melancholy Pavane, the suite from his opera Pelléas et Mélisande and Cantique de Jean Racine.
Need to know
Price: £19 – £46
Discounts: save if you’re under 17, aged 18 – 30, a classical first timer, or a group of 10 or more people. Check the details.
Running time: 1 hour 40 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.
Age: under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.
What you'll hear
Gabriel Fauré Pavane (7’)
Gabriel Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande Suite (18′)
Gabriel Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine (6’)
Gabriel Fauré Requiem (36‘)
Who's playing
Sofi Jeannin conductor
Hilary Cronin soprano
Roderick Williams baritone
Tim Burke chorus director
Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
Royal Northern Sinfonia
What's happening in the music?
Unlike other Requiems, Fauré’s isn’t about hell, retribution and damnation. It’s more about comfort and serenity in the face of death rather than about the terror of judgement. It’s a piece full of powerful choral melodies and simply beautiful solos, not least the famous Pie Jesu (pious Jesus). Fauré was also a church organist and listening to the piece you can easily conjure up the atmosphere of an ancient, tranquil, incense filled cathedral. Unmissable.
Presenter - Alexander Armstrong
The Faure concert on Sunday 16th Feb is going to be sublime. A 3pm start and beautiful mellow programme. The Cantique de Jean Racine, the entire Requiem (it’s a relatively short Requiem and yet packs in so many glorious tunes) and then the Pavane and Pelléas et Mélisande Suite. A really spoiling feast of Faure. Fabulous soloists too. I’d travel a long way to hear Roddy Williams and Hilary Cronin!
Take a listen
Grab a cuppa, hop in your favourite comfy chair, sit back and relax with a performance of Fauré’s Pavane with none other than conductor Sir Simon Rattle and Berliner Philharmoniker.
In memory of Peter Stattersfield
We’d like to sincerely thank the late Mr Peter Stattersfield and dedicate this concert in his memory. For years, Peter regularly came to The Glasshouse to hear his beloved Royal Northern Sinfonia perform. Classical music gave him boundless joy, so much so, that he wanted to pass on is love of music, by supporting the orchestra with a gift in his will. We’ll be forever grateful to Peter, and warmly welcome his friends and family to this afternoon’s concert.
