Scoring: Solo SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, Eh, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, Cfg, 4 Cor, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, Tb, Timp, Gran cassa, Arpa, Perc, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, Org

Charles Gounod composed this Requiem under the impact of the death of his four-year-old grandson, Maurice. According to information handed down, while finishing the details of this work he was overtaken by death. It was published posthumously in various constellations by his pupil, Henri Busser, but the only complete version from the pen of Gounod is the...