Mozart's Requiem
Inspired by the masterpiece Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
This work is part of the archives of the International Mozarteum Foundation in Austria.
All my works are produced by a master printer using a high-performance printer on archival art paper and using archival quality inks Ultrachrome HDR, which ensures exceptional longevity of the work.
Visual artist : André Faucher
Limited edition of 30
Signed and numbered by me
Certificate of authenticity.
Pigment ink print on Hahnemuhle Matt Fine Art Smooth Photo Rag white 308 g paper.
Signed and numbered by me
Certificate of authenticity.
Pigment ink print on Hahnemuhle Matt Fine Art Smooth Photo Rag white 308 g paper.
© Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum (ISM). © André Faucher.
The Requiem Mass in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a work from the last year of his life. Mozart composed only two thirds of the piece ... his death having interrupted the composition. It was largely thanks to Franz Xaver Süßmayr that it was completed.
The centerpiece of my work is the official photo of Mozart's childhood violin, whose reproduction rights have been generously granted to me by The International Mozarteum Foundation.
THE CONCEPT
We find the violin, two-thirds of which are brightly colored, representing the ardor of Mozart. The last third represents the composition completed by his assistant Süßmayr, tinted with a paler color than the master, although harmonious.
We find the violin, two-thirds of which are brightly colored, representing the ardor of Mozart. The last third represents the composition completed by his assistant Süßmayr, tinted with a paler color than the master, although harmonious.
The top part is engraved with the M of Mozart's signature, the bottom part is marked by part of Süßmayr's signature.
The treble clef and time signature are a reproduction of the original Mozart manuscript. Tears compose the first notes of the Lacrimosa, the sixth Sequentia of the Requiem.
The Catholic Church, for which the requiems are generally composed, is represented by the stained glass window supporting the violin. We finally find in the corners, a reproduction of a structure forged in the metal of Saint Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, the city where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in 1791. is part of the archives of the International Mozarteum Foundation in Austria.
