Tomás Luis de Victoria, a Spanish polyphonist, served as private chaplain to Empress Maria of Austria.
Performer Biography
Musica Ficta, led by Raúl Mallavibarrena, has performed early music in over twenty countries, from South America to China, Japan, and Norway.
Interpretation
Raúl Mallavibarrena, the director, states he makes music as he would like to hear it at any given moment, even if it means departing from the original spirit of the work.
Performer Biography
Raúl Mallavibarrena, the director of Musica Ficta, founded the group when he was 22 years old in 1992.
Composition History
Tomás Luis de Victoria's Officium Defunctorum, commonly known as his Requiem, was his last composition, written in 1605 for the funeral rites of Empress Maria of Austria.
Recording & Production
This album is a re-recording of Victoria's Requiem by Musica Ficta, celebrating the ensemble's 25th anniversary.
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