The Dies irae begins, evoking Last Judgment in "thunderous chords, a jagged rising phrase, a wailing chant lurching backwards and forwards, giant bass-drum blows on the offbeat, precipitous woodwind scales, strings tremolando, uprushes of violins, and rapid rhythmic figures splayed out by the trumpets". [27]

On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Yannick Nézet-Séguin led a commemorative performance of Verdi’s Requiem, featuring the Met Orchestra and Chorus and soloists...

Fragment of Dies Irae, from this DVD: http://www.amazon.com/Verdi-Gheorghiu-Barcellona-Konstantinov-Philharmonic/dp/B000066C6K Subtitles embedded in english

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2018年3月29日 · Learn some of the details of how Verdi's Requiem Mass came to be and read the English translation of the song Dies Irae.

2020年10月30日 · When it comes to spine-chilling music, Verdi’s walloping ‘Dies Irae’ is hard to beat. The words he set have a fascinating history too. It’s an ancient text, now best known from its use in Requiem Masses.

Dies irae; Requiem aeternam; Libera me; Year/Date of Composition Y/D of Comp. 1874, rev.1875 First Perf ormance. 1874-05-22 in Milan. San Marco (original version) voices, chorus and orchestra; Giuseppe Verdi (conductor) 1875-05-15 in London. Royal Albert Hall (revised version) voices, chorus and orchestra; Giuseppe Verdi (conductor) First Pub ...

Dies irae, dies illa, calamitatis et miseriae, dies magna et amara valde. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in die illa tremenda. Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death on that awful day when the heavens and earth shall be moved. When Thou shall come to judge the world with fire.

Verdi composed his 'Requiem' in 1874 in memory of the famous poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni. Dies Irae is Latin for 'Day of Wrath' and it tells of a person coming before God to...

Dies irae, dies illa calamitatis et miseriae; p172 dies magna et amara valde. Requiem aeternam, dona eis, Domine, p182 et lux perpetua luceat eis. Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in die illa tremenda. p186 Libera me, Domine, quando coeli movendi sunt et terra; dum veneris judicare saeclum per ignem.