Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem Op. 45 (A German Requiem Op. 45) (London Version)

Featuring

Jürgen Budday
Heidi Elisabeth Meier
Josef Wagner
Andreas Grau
Götz Schumacher
GrauSchumacher Piano Duo

Maulbronner Kammerchor
Johannes Brahms

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Composition History

Brahms himself created a four-hand piano version of his German Requiem, which premiered in London in 1871, though he initially refused to be credited as the arranger.

Composition History

The six-movement version of Brahms's Requiem premiered on Good Friday, April 10, 1868, in Bremen, with Brahms himself conducting.

Recording & Production

The album aims to capture outstanding concert performances by recording them in direct 2-Track Stereo digital, creating "audiophile snapshots of permanent value."

Critical Reception

Eduard Bernsdorf, a critic who had previously dismissed Brahms's piano concerto, praised the complete Requiem in 1869 as one of the most important works by his generation of composers.

Critical Reception

After the Bremen premiere, Clara Schumann, a renowned pianist and composer, noted in her diary that the Requiem deeply moved her like no other sacred music.