About This Song
About "Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Rex tremendae majestatis" by Choeur De Chambre De Namur
‘Rex tremendae majestatis’—the text names a king of tremendous majesty, and Lully answers with a slow, crushing grandeur. The Choeur de Namur sings with awe-struck weight, each chord a marble pillar in a cathedral of fear. Beneath the stately counterpoint, a tremor of human frailty.