Organization

Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival

Conductor

Thomas Hengelbrock

Singer

Soprano

Jenny Daviet

Baritone

Georg Nigl

Others

Balthasar Neumann Choir and Ensemble

Orchestra

Balthasar Neumann Ensemble

Hamburger Knabenchor St. Nikolai

Balthasar Neumann Singers’ Academy

Hamburg

Germany

Thomas Hengelbrock: Concert Various

Public

Concert

Approved

Johannes Brahms' »Deutsches Requiem« is a universally human song of consolation without a specific addressee. Clara Schumann was deeply touched by the work in a letter to Brahms in 1867: »It is a very powerful piece, grips the whole person in a way that few others can. The deep seriousness, combined with all the magic of poetry, has a wonderful, shocking and soothing effect. As you know, I can never really put it into words, but I feel the whole rich treasure of this work to the core, and the enthusiasm that speaks from every piece touches me.« Brahms created his »German Requiem« a singular work beyond all genre traditions. Instead of the Latin texts of the Catholic requiem usual in a requiem, Brahms uses a selection of German texts from the Luther Bible.

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Cast

Ensemble