Special offer. Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Sally Matthews (soprano) & Christopher Maltman (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Valery Gergiev
The dark, veiled string at the opening (Brahms with a slight Russian Orthodox accent?) are very impressive. So too is the sense of the first movement rising and falling steadily like a great...
Special offer. Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Sally Matthews (soprano) & Christopher Maltman (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Valery Gergiev
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The dark, veiled string at the opening (Brahms with a slight Russian Orthodox accent?) are very impressive. So too is the sense of the first movement rising and falling steadily like a great...
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Valery Gergiev and the London Symphony Orchestra present Brahms’ greatest choral work, the 'German' Requiem, featuring soprano Sally Matthews and baritone Christopher Maltman. Gergiev’s first Brahms release on LSO Live, Symphonies Nos 1 & 2, Tragic Overture & Haydn Variations was awarded 5/5 by BBC Music Magazine.
Intended to be for ‘all humanity’, Brahms’ 'German' Requiem is a powerful work – its central themes of melancholy and comfort are universally applicable. Non-liturgical, yet sacred and devotional in spirit, it showcases the great romantic melodies for which Brahms was renowned, and has become a popular work with choirs all over the world – admired for its mystical, consolatory and contemplative tone.
Contents and tracklist
Spotlight on this release
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Johannes Brahms - Orchestral & Choral Works
7th Nov 2014
James surveys recordings of orchestral and choral works by Brahms, and selects some of his favourites.
Awards and reviews
September 2014
The dark, veiled string at the opening (Brahms with a slight Russian Orthodox accent?) are very impressive. So too is the sense of the first movement rising and falling steadily like a great arch. But the sentiments in the second movement...seem to have acted as a damper on the collective spirit...Maltman is on fine stirring form.
29th June 2014
[Maltman] is outstanding; firm of tone, passionate in declamation and excellent of diction...The LSC, meticulously prepared by their director Simon Halsey, cope superbly for most of the time. Their corporate tone for the 'big moments' is shatteringly powerful.
