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This recording presents "Missa pro Defunctis", the traditional Catholic Mass for the Dead, also known as the "Requiem Mass". Composed by Pier Francesco Cavalli (1602–1676), one of the leading figures of the early Venetian Baroque, this sacred work is a profound meditation on death, judgment, and eternal rest.

The Requiem Mass holds a unique place in the Christian liturgy: it is not a celebration of life, but a prayer for the soul's peace. Beginning with the solemn Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine (“Grant them eternal rest, O Lord”), this rite seeks divine mercy for the departed and spiritual consolation for the living.

Cavalli, better known for his operas, brings to this sacred form a blend of polyphonic purity, emotional gravity, and the expressive depth typical of 17th-century Italian sacred music. His Missa pro Defunctis is less theatrical than the operatic Requiems of the 19th century, but no less moving. It reflects the spiritual intensity of the Baroque era, where music served not only beauty, but theology and devotion.

This recording, performed by I Cantori di Milano and directed by Mino Bordignon, offers a rare opportunity to hear one of the great sacred masterpieces of early Baroque Italy, in a liturgical form that has comforted souls for centuries.

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➤ Music by:
I Cantori di Milano, Civica Scuola di Musica di Milano, Mino Bordignon, Bernardino Streito and Bruno Casoni
From the album "Pier Francesco Cavalli: Missa pro defunctis"
℗ 1981 La Gloria / Rusty Records
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00:00 Missa pro defunctis: I. Requiem
05:28 Missa pro defunctis: II. Kyrie
09:32 Missa pro defunctis: III. Offertorium
15:31 Missa pro defunctis: IV. Sanctus
19:13 Missa pro defunctis: V. Agnus Dei
23:05 Missa pro defunctis: VI. Dies irae
43:01 Missa pro defunctis: VII. Libera me

➤ Image:
Pablo Picasso, 1906, La Mort d'Arlequin (Death of Harlequin)

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