Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
August 27, 2013
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BRAHMS
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Leipzig Mdr Radio Choir, Leipzig Mdr Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Anna, Stephan, Richter, Marin, Genz, Alsop
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 27, 2013
    • UPC
      747313299676
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8572996
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen (Blessed are they that mourn)

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: MDR Rundfunkchor, MDR Sinfonieorchester

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    2. II. Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras (For all flesh is as grass)

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: MDR Rundfunkchor, MDR Sinfonieorchester

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    3. III. Herr, lehre doch mich (Lord, make me to know mine end)

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: MDR Rundfunkchor, MDR Sinfonieorchester

      Performer: Stephan Genz

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    4. IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (How amiable are thy tabernacles)

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: MDR Rundfunkchor, MDR Sinfonieorchester

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    5. V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit (And ye now therefore have sorrow)

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: MDR Rundfunkchor, MDR Sinfonieorchester

      Performer: Anna Lucia Richter

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    6. VI. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt (For here have we no continuing city)

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: MDR Rundfunkchor, MDR Sinfonieorchester

      Performer: Stephan Genz

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    7. VII. Selig sind die Toten (Blessed are the dead)

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: MDR Rundfunkchor, MDR Sinfonieorchester

      Conductor: Marin Alsop


As featured at the 2013 London Proms on August 17th, Marin Alsop conducts Brahms's a German Requiem, which is almost certainly triggered by the death of his mother in 1865. It is of his greatest and most popular works, quite unlike any previous Requiem. With texts taken from Luther's translation of the Bible and an emphasis on comforting the living for their loss and on hope of the Resurrection, the work is deeply rooted in the tradition of Bach and Schuutz, but is vastly different in character from the Latin Requiem of Catholic tradition with it's evocation of the Day of Judgement and prayers for mercy on the souls of the dead.