Brno Philharmonic Orchestra - Lux Æterna (2025) [Official Digital Download]

Todd Mason's album Lux Æterna, also including his String Quartet No. 3, City of Angels and When You are Near, on Friday 26 September 2025. The performers are the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra and Ars Brunensis Choir conducted by Pavel Šnajdr, Budapest Scoring Orchestra conducted by Peter Illényi, Zelter String Quartet and soprano Anna Schubert with conductor Zoltán Pad.

"I’ve always loved the great Requiems — the Mozart, Verdi, Berlioz and others.They are almost beyond mere music in their beauty and spirituality. And they give us permission: permission to remember and grieve. As a composer, I’ve always been moved by the immense power of a great choir with full orchestra but as I thought about writing my own choral work, in the Requiem tradition, I also wanted to create a new kind of interpretation. So, while my work uses much of the traditional Latin requiem text we are so used to and, crucially, that choirs around the world are soToddSingers used to singing, I decided to forgo the Dies Irae text, for example, which literally means “Days of Wrath” where the saved will be delivered and the unsaved cast into eternal flames etc. And…rather than call this work Requiem, I chose the title Lux Æterna, also within the traditional text, which means “Eternal Light.” No judgement is necessary. Just eternal light and rest for those who already suffered enough in their mortality. Part of the traditional text that I did include is the Kyrie eleison, which simply means “Lord have mercy” — mercy on the departed. But I also see this as having mercy on those left behind — those that endured great burdens and sorrows." (Todd Mason)

TRACKLIST

1. Brno Philharmonic Orchestra - Lux Æterna: I. Requiem dona eis
2. Brno Philharmonic Orchestra - Lux Æterna: II. Kyrie eleison
3. Brno Philharmonic Orchestra - Lux Æterna: III. In Paradisum
4. Brno Philharmonic Orchestra - Lux Æterna: IV. Lux Æternam
5. Brno Philharmonic Orchestra - Lux Æterna: V. Kyrie eleison
6. Brno Philharmonic Orchestra - Lux Æterna: VI. In Paradisum
7. Zelter String Quartet - String Quartet No. 3: A Hero's Journey
8. Budapest Scoring Orchestra - City of Angels: I. Restless City (Pensive)
9. Budapest Scoring Orchestra - City of Angels: II. Dream City (Expressive)
10. Budapest Scoring Orchestra - City of Angels: III. Irrepressible City (Festive and Fast!)
11. Anna Schubert - When You Are Near



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