Ein deutsches Requiem Op. 45, on texts from Holy Scripture, for soloists, choir and orchestra
Brahms was no ordinary symphonist. Throughout his life, he wrote magnificent choral music, rediscovering Schütz and Bach, to whom, like Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann, he felt a deep connection.
Long before he wrote his First Symphony, the experience of the choir brought him gravity and jubilation, as many human feelings contained in the seven movements of A German Requiem, three of which - the 2nd, 3rd and 6th - are fugues reminiscent of Handel. After spreading to Germany?s major cities gripped by choral fever, this requiem of hope was heard in the British capital in April 1873.
Now a mainstay of the choral repertoire, it promises divine clemency. The two arias sung by baritone Stéphane Degout make a powerful contribution to the spiritual happiness he proclaims with faith.
Running time: ±1h10 without intermission
Sung in German with French surtitles
Brahms was no ordinary symphonist. Throughout his life, he wrote magnificent choral music, rediscovering Schütz and Bach, to whom, like Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann, he felt a deep connection.
Long before he wrote his First Symphony, the experience of the choir brought him gravity and jubilation, as many human feelings contained in the seven movements of A German Requiem, three of which - the 2nd, 3rd and 6th - are fugues reminiscent of Handel. After spreading to Germany?s major cities gripped by choral fever, this requiem of hope was heard in the British capital in April 1873.
Now a mainstay of the choral repertoire, it promises divine clemency. The two arias sung by baritone Stéphane Degout make a powerful contribution to the spiritual happiness he proclaims with faith.
Running time: ±1h10 without intermission
Sung in German with French surtitles