Francesco Durante

Requiem (Messa de' morti) C minor Francesco Durante

The Requiem in C minor by Francesco Durante 16841755 is one of the most important works of this genre written in the first half of the 18th century. In his Messa de morti, Durante shows great creativity in combining traditional elements of church music with new ideas originating from instrumental writing and opera. The quality and originality of his Requiem make it an exciting rediscovery with the potential to establish itself as a core repertoire work of sacred choral music. Mainly known today as the teacher of Pergolesi and Paisiello, Durante spent much of his life working as music director at various conservatories in Naples