Camille Saint Saëns Messe de Requiem, Op. 54 (1878)

CharlesCamille SaintSaëns (9 October 1835 16 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. Please support my channel: Requiem, Op. 54 (1878) Requiem Kyrie (0:00) Dies Irae (6:21) Rex Tremendae (12:47) Oro Supplex (16:42) Hostias (Offertoire) (20:58) Sanctus (23:11) Benedictus (24:47) Agnus Dei (26:55) Françoise Pollet, soprano Magali ChalmeauDamonte, mezzosoprano JeanLuc Viala, ténor Nicolas Rivenq, baryton l Orchestre National d Île de France and Choeur Régional VITTORIA d Île de France :conducted by:Jacques Mercier and Michel Piquemal Description by Joseph Stevenson Albert Libon, a friend of Camille SaintSaëns, provided for his one funeral music by including in his will a bequest to the composer, on condition that he write a Requiem to be performed after Libon s death. Libon died in