Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Christine Schäfer (soprano), Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Thielemann
it's a performance of great warmth, dignity and impressive power. Much of the visual interest is provided by the batonless Christian Thielemann, using his eyes and large, eloquent hands, almost...
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Christine Schäfer (soprano), Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Thielemann
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it's a performance of great warmth, dignity and impressive power. Much of the visual interest is provided by the batonless Christian Thielemann, using his eyes and large, eloquent hands, almost...
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Christian Thielemann has crafted a performance that places him among the bes tinterpreters of this work, such as Maazel, Furtwängler, Karajan, Klemperer...
The soloists C. Schäfer and C. Gerhaher rank among the best in their voice ranges.
SOUND FORMAT Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, dts-HD MA 5.1
PICTURE: 16:9
SUBTITLES: English, French, Spanish, German, Korean, Japanese
BOOKLET: E, G, F
TOTAL RUNNING TIME. 83 MINS
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- Christine Schäfer (soprano), Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
- Münchner Philharmoniker
- Christian Thielemann
Awards and reviews
February 2011
it's a performance of great warmth, dignity and impressive power. Much of the visual interest is provided by the batonless Christian Thielemann, using his eyes and large, eloquent hands, almost literally shaping the music into a truly impressive edifice...[His] tempos are stately but never drag...and he has infused his performers with passion.
July 2015
tempi are as expansive as you might expect, but Thielemann is too experienced a master of sustaining a line to let solemnity drag into torpor. He has at his disposal superbly drilled, well-modulated, semi-professional radio choirs...Most fascinating to me is Christine Schafer, who in voice and even appearance becomes a Karajan soprano of the late '60s/early '70s.
