Faure's Requiem - Libera me

This begins with an absolutely stunning baritone solo. The underlying pulse is very aggrivated and moves forward. The chorus comes in singing "tremens, tremens" meaning trembling. The movement's focus is on judgement day and the fear of God associated with it. At the piu mosso, the chorus enters on a fabulous unison. It's very clear and powerful. Because it's fortissimo at this point, the power of fear becomes very aparant. It continues with the original melody coming back into the chorus, rather than the soloist. All in unison, they plea and exclaim their fear for God. The soloist comes back in with that same melody again. It ends with all voices asking God to deliver them to the promised eternity.