🇫🇷Gabriel Urbain Fauré ： Requiem in d-moll Op.48

A transcription that allows Fauré’s Requiem to be experienced on the piano. The work as a whole centers on scenes filled with the stillness of prayer and gentle light, tracing a course through deep sorrow and tension toward tranquility. In each section—Introit and Kyrie, Offertory, Sanctus, Pie Jesu, Agnus Dei, Libera me, and In paradisum—the melodies associated with chorus and soloists, the movement of the inner voices, and the changing harmonies are highlights. On the piano, it is important to let the melody sing while keeping the accompaniment light and clarifying the overlapping voices. By avoiding abrupt changes in volume and making use of resonance and breath, the continuity from quiet prayer to the serenity of the final section can be conveyed.