Brahms: Ein Duetsches Requiem (German Requiem)

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Although he tried several times, Herbert von Karajan never surpassed this 1947 account of Eine Deutsches Requiem with the Vienna Philharmonic, a reading of fervent, post-war intensity. The closest he came in the stereo era was his 1976 remake with the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Singverein. --Ted Libbey

Brahms: Ein Duetsches Requiem (German Requiem), Music, Hans Hotter, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Herbert Von Karajan, Classical, Classical Music
Brahms: Ein Duetsches Requiem (German Requiem)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The supreme Deutsches Requiem on disc, and in amazing sound
 Brahms: Ein Duetsches Requiem (German Requiem)

Manufacturer: EMI / Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000005GMV
Release Date: 1990-05-08

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Although he tried several times, Herbert von Karajan never surpassed this 1947 account of Eine Deutsches Requiem with the Vienna Philharmonic, a reading of fervent, post-war intensity. The closest he came in the stereo era was his 1976 remake with the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Singverein. --Ted Libbey

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The supreme Deutsches Requiem on disc, and in amazing sound.......2005-10-05

This 1947 recording is one of Karajan's greatest, and as an exponent of the German Requiem he had no peer on disc except for Klemperer. Here we hear incredible intensity and emotional force. It's as if the soul of postwar Europe was crying out to God, and it's our great good fortune that the sonics are miraculous. Every detail of the chorus and soloists comes through; although the orchestral texture isn't the clearest, it has great impact and solid (not bomy) bass without shrillness in the upper end.

Schwarzkopf is radiant and beautiful in her one extended solo, but really it is Hans Hotter who reaches greatness here. His voice is totally firm and clear, and he expresses Brahms's Protestant fervency with complete commitment. It is impossible to overpraise this document of a turning pooint in postwar history and a musical monument that does full justice to a world desperate for peace.

Music Track:

  1. Brahms: Piano Trios 1-3 / Piano Quintet
  2. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Op77; Bloch: Concerto for violin
  3. Byrd: Mass for Five Voices
  4. Cage: The City Wears a Slouch Hat/Fads & Fancies in the Academy/A Chant with Claps
  5. Cage:The Piano Works I
  6. Cage: Two^6; Four No3
  7. Carnival!
  8. Classic for Romance
  9. Couperin: Messe Pour Les Couvents, Marchand: Te Deum
  10. Crusell: The Clarinet Concertos

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