Brahms / Wallroth / Bergen Philharmonic Choirs: Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem - SUPER-AUDIO CD

Johanna Wallroth: Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem - SUPER-AUDIO CD

Johanna Wallroth SKU: 44822125
Price
Save
/
Title:

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem

Artist:

Johanna Wallroth

Label:

Chandos

Product Type:

SUPER-AUDIO CD

UPC:

095115527122

Genre:

Classical Artists

Release Date:

2025-05-02

Number of Discs:

1

Additional Details:

HYBRID SACD

Composed between 1865 and 1868, Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem has become a repertoire staple for choirs around the world, amateur and professional alike, possibly because it relies so much more on the choir than it's soloists to convey the texts than other works. Brahms chose not to set the Requiem Mass, but rather a collection of biblical texts of his own selection, taken from the Lutheran Bible (hence the 'deutsches'). Rather than a prayer for the dead, Brahms's concern is much more with offering comfort to the bereaved, still on earth. When challenged about the lack of a single reference to Christ in the entire work, Brahms responded, 'I would gladly omit even the word German and simply put Human'. This adds credence to the view that he saw the work in an entirely humanist way, and that the religious overtones of the title and text selection are much more a result of the avowedly Christian culture of his times than a specific decision to express personal belief. Edward Gardner and his Bergen forces are joined by the soloists Johanna Wallroth and Brian Mulligan in this exciting new recording.

Found in

More from Johanna Wallroth
Recently viewed