This world premiere recording presents Danish composer John Frandsen's grandiose Requiem (2010) for soloists, choir and orchestra. The work unfolds a full-scale ‘operatic’ setting of the entire medieval Latin text in a fascinating alternation with intimate solo hymns sung by Icelandic singer Teitur to Danish poems by Simon Grotrian (b. 1961). The composer dedicated his requiem to the victims of the tragedy on the Norwegian island of Utøya in 2011. "John Frandsen's Requiem exceeded all expectations” - Berlingske "A tapestry of magnificent dimensions” - Kristeligt Dagblad