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

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.

Tracks:
1.1 deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (A German Requiem) for two solo voices, choir and orchestra (organ ad lib.)~I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen. Ziemlich langsam und mit Ausdruck
1.2 deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (A German Requiem) for two solo voices, choir and orchestra (organ ad lib.)~II. Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras. Langsam, marschmäßig - So seid nun geduldig, lieben Brüder. Etwas bewegter - Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras. Tempo I - Aber des Herrn Wort bleibet i
1.3 deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (A German Requiem) for two solo voices, choir and orchestra (organ ad lib.)~III. Herr, lehre doch mich. Andante moderato
1.4 deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (A German Requiem) for two solo voices, choir and orchestra (organ ad lib.)~IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen. Mäßig bewegt
1.5 deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (A German Requiem) for two solo voices, choir and orchestra (organ ad lib.)~V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit. Langsam
1.6 deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (A German Requiem) for two solo voices, choir and orchestra (organ ad lib.)~VI. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Stadt. Andante - Denn es wird die Posaune schallen. Vivace - Herr, du bist würdig zu nehmen Preis und Ehre und Kraft. Allegro
1.7 deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (A German Requiem) for two solo voices, choir and orchestra (organ ad lib.)~VII. Selig sind die Toten. Feierlich