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(Flickr/Billy Reed)
Gabriel Fauré wrote his famous Requiem Mass in D Minor on a lark, assembling it piece by piece in between other projects. As the work took shape over the years, the composer found various venues in which to test it out. The ultimate venue, of course, proved to be Fauré's own funeral in 1924. We'll hear it tonight in a wonderful recording from the English Chamber Orchestra, featuring soloists Arleen Augér and Benjamin Luxon.
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