Brahms / Winkel / Helgath - Ein Deutsches Requiem 45 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Johannes Brahms' consolatory Ein deutsches Requiem receives a fresh and considered interpretation from Daniel Reuss and the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. This renowned orchestra took the decision - following the death, some years back, of Frans Brüggen - to retain it's founder's dynamic process of alternating concert tours with recordings. And dispensing with the need for having a principal conductor, the orchestra now works with a range of musicians according to the repertoire being performed. Such a conductor is Daniel Reuss, who is also the artistic director of the Cappella Amsterdam, the choir which has frequently been appearing alongside the orchestra in recent times. A well-received reading of the Beethoven Missa Solemnis involving Reuss and the orchestra was issued by Glossa in 2017 and these musical forces have now turned their attention to Johannes Brahms' pillar of religious music. Taped in the Rotterdam de Doelen concert hall this new recording involves Carolyn Sampson (soprano) and André Morsch (baritone) as it's two soloists, in a version which attempts, as far as it is possible, to get close - in terms of tonal colours, interpretation and tempi - to Brahms' original intentions. This extraordinary work, here maintaining a sweeping and moving spirit for some 70 minutes, contains texts from Martin Luther's German translation of the Bible and, it is thought, was inspired by the loss of both the composer's mother and also that of Robert Schumann.

Among the major 19th c. choral/orchestral works Sir Roger Norrington and his former Orchestra, the Radio. Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, have tackled over the years, now finally comes Brahms' InchGerman Requiem.Inch one of the most beautiful and popular sacred music works in the repertoire. Although Biblical texts are used, the piece is not in the standard church liturgical tradition. World class soloists/soprano Christina Landshamer and basso Florian Boesch are acompanied by the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart and the NDR lend their full artistic support to Mr. Norrington's interpretation ofthis work. Album Tracks 1. Selig Sind, Die Da Leid Tragen 2. Denn Alles Fleisch, Es Ist Wie Gras 3. Herr, Lehre Doch Mich 4. Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen 5. Ihr Habt Nun Traurigkeit 6. Denn Wir Haben Hier Keine Bleibende Statt 7. Selig Sind Die Toten, Die in Dem Herrn Sterben

On this recording, acclaimed conductor Hervé Niquet fuses his Flemish Radio Choir and Brussels Philharmonic in a concentrated and intense performance, bringing out the expressive essence of Brahms' music which is at once grand and intimate. Album Tracks 1. Selig Sind, Die Da Leid Tragen 2. Denn Alles Fleisch, Es Ist Wie Gras 3. Herr Lehre Doch Mich 4. Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen 5. LHR Habt Nun Traurigkeit 6. Denn Wir Haben Hie Keine Bleibende Statt 7. Selig Sind Die Toten, Die in Dem Herrn Sterben