The Brandenburg Choral Festival of London presents the London leg of the Fauré Requiem Celebration mini-tour at St Stephen’s, Gloucester Road — marking the 102nd anniversary of Gabriel Fauré’s death. After this London performance, the tour continues to the composer’s own church, l’Église de la Madeleine in Paris.
Fauré’s Requiem is one of the most consoling works in the choral repertoire — music of quiet radiance rather than dread, from the serenity of the Pie Jesu to the gentle farewell of In Paradisum. It will be performed by The Brandenburg Festival Chorus under the direction of conductor David Wordsworth.
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
‘How lovely are thy dwellings fair’, from Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op. 45
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
‘Laudate Dominum’, from Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
‘The heavens are telling’, from Die Schöpfung (The Creation), Hob. XXI:2
— interval —
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Requiem, Op. 48
The concert lasts approximately 1 hour 20 minutes, including one interval.
Premium tickets include a printed programme and a welcome drink.
St Stephen’s, Gloucester Road is one of South Kensington’s most atmospheric Victorian churches — an intimate setting for an evening of great choral music.
Venue — access, parking & getting there
