Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem - Wit
Naxos NBD0039
Stereo/Multichannel
Classical - Vocal
Brahms: Requiem
Christiane Libor, soprano
Thomas E Bauer, baritone
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra
Antoni Wit
The longest work in Brahms’s entire oeuvre, A German Requiem was almost certainly triggered by the death of his mother, although it also seems likely that the tragic loss of his friend Robert Schumann, some years earlier, added to its depth and eloquence. Taking inspiration from Bach’s contrapuntal genius but avoiding overt religious tradition, Brahms chose the texts himself, placing an emphasis on an affirmation of life with the suggestion that he would gladly have substituted ‘human’ for ‘German’ in the title.
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