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A German Requiem, to Words of the Holy Scriptures, Op. 45 (German: Ein deutsches Requiem, nach Worten der heiligen Schrift) by Johannes Brahms, is a large-scale work for chorus, orchestra, and soprano and baritone soloists, composed between 1865 and 1868.
The third movement in C minor is a waltz-like ternary movement in 3 8 time. Instead of the rapid scherzo standard in 19th-century symphonies, Brahms created a unique kind of movement that is moderate in tempo (poco allegretto) and intensely lyrical in character. [7]
This is a non-exhaustive list of recordings of Johannes Brahms' A German Requiem (Ein deutsches Requiem), Op. 45 (1868).The primary table features recordings of the standard version with full orchestra.
Ein deutsches Requiem ("A German Requiem") soprano, baritone, mixed chorus, orchestra, organ ad lib 1865–68 original version with 6 mvts and baritone solos in 3rd & 5th mvts (no soprano solos) written 1865–66, new version with additional mvt with soprano solo in between mvts 4 & 5 (now mvt 5) written 1868;
An offstage instrument or choir part in classical music is a sound effect used in orchestral and opera which is created by having one or more instrumentalists (trumpet players, also called an "offstage trumpet call", horn players, woodwind players, percussionists, other instrumentalists) from a symphony orchestra or opera orchestra play a note, melody, or rhythm from behind the stage, or ...
D 453, Requiem in C minor for mixed choir and orchestra (1816, fragment of the first movement is extant) D 621 , German Requiem in G minor for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed choir and organ, Deutsche Trauermesse (1818, 4 versions; only the 1st version is complete; NSA appends a synopsis of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th versions)
Brahms recorded in a pocket diary entry written in Thun, Switzerland, in August 1886, that he had set several poems to music, including Klaus Groth's "Wie Melodien zieht es mir leise durch den Sinn" (Like melodies it steals softly through my mind), [1] Hermann Lingg's "Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer" (My slumber grows more and more gentle), [1] Carl von Lemcke's "Verrat / Ich stand in einer ...
Between 1865 and 1868, as a young man, Brahms had composed Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), dealing with death, based on a compilation of biblical quotations in Luther's translation. He wrote Vier ernste Gesänge late in life, again on words from the Bible. His friend Clara Schumann had suffered a stroke on 26 March 1896. Brahms ...