A Celtic Requiem
| A Celtic Requiem | ||||
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| Released | 14 May 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Classical | |||
| Length | 41:57 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Producer | Michael Bremner | |||
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A Celtic Requiem (Requiem for Jenny Jones) is a requiem by the English composer John Tavener, written in 1969. It is written for soprano, children's choir and orchestra.
Despite its title, the work is not actually a requiem for anyone in particular. Instead, it takes the rough format of a
Requiescat in pace
'.
It was premiered by the London Sinfonietta and chorus under David Atherton in August 1969. Shortly afterward the BBC recorded it with the soprano June Barton and the children of Little Missenden Village School and the composer playing the organ. These forces then recorded the work for Apple Records along with two other Tavener pieces: Nomine Jesu and Coplas. The recording was released in 1970, and re-released as a CD (on SAPCOR 20) in 1993.
References
- ^ Liner notes to 1970 recording.
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