Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem

A sense of momentum as well as occasion lends an unusual spirit of celebration, quite alien to both the sombre tread of most symphonic performances and the carefully cultivated archaism of ‘period’... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2020 More…

Release Date: 13th Mar 2020
Catalogue No: 753208
Label: C Major

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Valentina Farcas (soprano), Matthias Goerne (baritone), State Choir Latvija
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie
Paavo Järvi

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A powerful moment of musical history recreated says Classic FM about the Brahms Requiem interpretation by Paavo Järvi, the Grammy Award-winning Estonian-American conductor, and his orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. The performance corresponds with Brahms final version including all seven movements and using the same number of musicians as the composer himself. The premiere of the German Requiem took place on April 10, 1868, in Bremen Cathedral under the direction of the composer himself, although the fifth movement, which was created later, was still missing. On April 10, 2018, for its 150th anniversary, the work is back to the exact place of its premiere in Bremen Cathedral. 'Valentina Farcas was the perfect female counterpart to Goerne, which was not easy. She convinced with impeccable phrasing, diction, and legato, she never got shrill and she was not afraid to take risks in the high notes.' (El Pais), rarely you hear such an insightful performance! (FAZ)

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June 2020

A sense of momentum as well as occasion lends an unusual spirit of celebration, quite alien to both the sombre tread of most symphonic performances and the carefully cultivated archaism of ‘period’ accounts by Gardiner, Herreweghe and Norrington...the State Choir of Järvi’s native Latvia [sing] for him with virtuoso attention to text.

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