Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

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Consolation, tonal and spiritual, arrives with the new recording from Mariss Jansons…in the unforced transparency of the Concertgebouw, hall and ensemble, every strand is audible, nothing is... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2015 More…

Release Date: 28th Aug 2015
Catalogue No: RCO15003
Label: RCO Live
Length: 67 minutes

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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

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Gerald Finley (baritone), Genia Kühmeier (soprano)
Netherlands Radio Choir, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Mariss Jansons
Recorded: 20-21 September 2012
Recording Venue: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands

I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen

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II. Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras

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III. Herr, lehre doch mich

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IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen

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V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit

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VI. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt

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VII. Selig sind die Toten

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Following the requiem masses of Dvorák and Mozart in previous seasons, this performance of Brahms's German Requiem would have been the third in a long series of Requiems conducted by Mariss Jansons. Unfortunately the 'new tradition' was cut short by Jansons's departure as the RCO's chief conductor during the 2014/2015 season. The performance was dedicated to Kurt Sanderling, one of the orchestra's most beloved guest conductors. He passed away the year before and would have turned 100 that very month. It proved to be a very moving performance, a fitting salute to a great conductor.

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November 2015

Consolation, tonal and spiritual, arrives with the new recording from Mariss Jansons…in the unforced transparency of the Concertgebouw, hall and ensemble, every strand is audible, nothing is too much, but the antiseptic implications of such loving care are swept away by the pleasure taken in each phrase…the Netherlands Radio Choir have been superbly coached by Michael Gläser: massed enunciation so artlessly natural takes a lot of practice

October 2015

Finley represents luxury casting...He articulates the words with evident care for the meaning and his vocal control is enviable. In a word, he’s marvellous … This is one of those performances that shows his [Mariss Jansons] partnership with the orchestra at its very best...The sound on this SACD is excellent. The balance between choir and orchestra has been well judged.

4th October 2015

The reputation for dreariness once inflicted on the German Requiem has never been more decisively refuted than by this Amsterdam performance. In the light of the orchestra’s glorious playing under Jansons, it stands out as one of Brahms’s most inventively scored works...A joy.

Classical CD Review 13th November 2015

The performances of both soloists feel integral to the ensemble, and to the performance as a whole … A standout release, then, among Jansons’ many recent offerings, and a version that does full justice to the work. The German Requiem is hardly a rarity on disc, but this recording has a fair claim to being the finest since Klemperer, a version with which it shares many key qualities.

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