Bachchor Mainz/Otto - Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem

Brahms� Ein deutsches Requiem was initially conceived as a �cantata of grief� � it was the death of his mother and the desire to create a memorial to his friend Robert Schumann that makes this music so intensely personal. With its radiant messages of humanity, consolation and comfort, the Requiem caused a sensation and made Brahms famous virtually overnight. The work is heard here with its �ad libitum� organ and contrabassoon reinstated, enormously intensifying the depth of tone colours and lower sonorities.