Karl Jenkins, the mastermind of the Adiemus project and the Armed Man (A Mass for Peace) has the gift of composing music that speaks to a very wide audience. This is a highly interesting work that draws on Western and Oriental traditions. Requiem is a mass for the souls of the dead set to texts in both Latin and Japanese, highlighting the cyclical nature of life, death and rebirth. EMI Classics. 2005.
1) Introit
2) Dies Irae
3) Snow of Yesterday (Haiku By Gozan)
4) Rex Tremendae
5) Confutatis
6) From Deep in My Heart (Haiku By Issho)
7) Lacrimosa
8) Now As a Spirit (Kaiku By Hokusai)
9) Pie Jesu
10) Having Seen the Moon (Haiku By Kaga-No-Chijo)
11) Lux Aeterna
12) Farewell (Haiku By Banzan)
13) In Paradism
14) Agorawd (Overture) Part I : Can Yr Alltud (the Exile Song)
15) Agorawd (Overture) Part Il : Nawr! (Now!). Words By Menna Elfyn
16) Grey (Llwyd). Words By Grahame Davies
17) Eleni Ganed (Born This Year). Words By Menna Elfyn
18) In These Stones Horizons Sing. Words By Gwyneth Lewis