Fire-Flowers

Featuring

Cheryl Emery-Karapita
Leanne Regehr
Timothy Shantz
Laura Brandt
Jonathon Adams
Luminous Voices

Zachary Wadsworth
Johannes Brahms

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Johannes Brahms, the composer of Ein Deutsches Requiem, referred to his work as a 'human' Requiem.

Compositional Technique

In Brahms' time, it was common practice to publish piano versions of orchestral works for study, salon performances, or wider dissemination.

Performer Biography

Jonathon Adams, a Cree-Métis baritone born in Edmonton, Alberta, was named the first-ever artist-in-residence at Early Music Vancouver in 2021.

Recording & Production

This recording of Brahms' Requiem uses a two-piano performance, amalgamating several piano reductions, to highlight the intimacy of the voices and vocal nuances.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Zachary Wadsworth's composition Battle-Flags, a prelude to Brahms' German Requiem, explores the sorrow and grief witnessed by Walt Whitman during the Civil War.

Composition History

Zachary Wadsworth, a long-time collaborator with Luminous Voices, composed Battle-Flags as a prologue and Fire-Flowers as an epilogue for Brahms' German Requiem.

Composition History

Zachary Wadsworth's Fire-Flowers, commissioned by Luminous Voices, was inspired by E. Pauline Johnson's poem of the same name, which offers a message of hope and renewal amidst grief.