Requiem

这张专辑全部由Karl Jenkins作曲并亲自指挥。Karl Jenkins在这两部作品中充分展示了他独特的新古典风格和对大型乐团卓越的掌控能力：全编制的交响乐团和大型合唱团共同营造了宏大的音场，各个声部对位清晰、层次分明；同时威尔士语、拉丁语和日语三种语言的歌词在浓郁的古典氛围中加入了东西方融合的奇妙色彩，让作品不致于在神圣庄严的气氛中失衡。整套作品是一幕对自然造化之神奇、死亡和新生的音乐礼赞，也是一部能够代表当今新古典音乐最高水平的杰作之一。 Karl Jenkins and the Adiemus singers led by vocalist Mariam Stockley are known for original vocal arrangements that are vaguely liturgical and feature movie soundtrack-like string arrangements. Jenkins explores different cultures and musical periods on this album. There is a bolero and a square dance, an alpine folk dance, and dance styles from the 16th and 17th centuries. Notes for each track point out the historical derivations of each original piece, sometimes with the unique rhythm detailed in a notated example.