Ein deutsches Requiem
Johannes Brahms
A magnificent work by Brahms served up by the Radio France singers and musicians under the baton of Daniele Gatti.
Rosalia Cid | soprano
Michael Volle | baritone
Daniele Gatti | direction
Orchestre National de France
Chœur de Radio France | direction Lionel Sow
Brahms was only thirty years old when he began composing his German Requiem. This masterly and deeply original work marks a completely new departure in German music. It is sacred funeral music, but it is not a mass for the dead, hence the significance of the indefinite article “Ein”. Brahms stated “as far as the title is concerned, I would be happy to remove the word ‘German’ and to replace it quite simply with ‘for humanity’”. This is an awe-inspiring sacred work that is undeniably universal in spirit.
Coproduction Théâtre des Champs-Elysées | Radio France
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