Johannes Brahms’ A German Requiem, one of the most beloved choral works in the classical music repertoire, is the centerpiece of the New Hampshire Master Chorale’s spring concerts on June 14 in ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Johannes Brahms' "Ein deutsches Requiem" (the full original title is "Ein deutsches Requiem, nach Worten der heiligen Schrift," ...
Brahms wasn't having a midlife crisis when he composed his masterwork, EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM (A GERMAN REQUIEM), his meditation on death. In fact, he was only 33 when he started writing it in ...
The idea of composing a requiem in the German language based on texts from the Lutheran Bible and the Apocrypha began to take shape in Brahms' mind in 1857, a year after the death of his friend and ...
DANBURY - In one of those wonderful accidents of scheduling, the Danbury Music Centre presented a performance of Johannes Brahms' "Ein Deutsches Requiem" in Ives Concert Hall on May 7, the very ...
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Brahms’ “A German Requiem” and Steven Mackey’s “Beautiful Passing” –- ...
One of the numerous virtues of the Boston Symphony Orchestra is that patrons can expect a great performance every single time they attend with little risk of disappointment. Very few orchestras in the ...
“Blest are they who mourn, for they shall have comfort”. These words, forming the opening phrases of the Brahms’ Requiem, are taken from Matthew 5:4 and are part of the well-known and much-loved ...
NEW YORK — The New York concert season drawing to a close was more or less bookended by performances of Brahms’ “A German Requiem,” intended to set the work in broader contexts. In October, Lincoln ...