Archiv 2012
10./11.11.2012 | Stuttgart
Academy Concert 2: Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Michael Nagy (Foto David Maurer)
This music, heard for the first time in 1869 in Leipzig, is a single great emblem of mortality: »Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras« (»For all flesh is as grass«). At the same time, Ein deutsches Requiem is an optimistic work, avoiding all allusions to the punishments of the Last Judgement. The liturgy of the church is replaced by a selection of texts made by Brahms himself. The range of moods, from restrained mourning to spirited confidence and the subtle working of the musical material have made Brahms’s creation into a timeless message about the finality of life.
Sat 10 November 2012 | 19:00 | Abo A
Sun 11 November 2012 | 19:00 | Abo B
Stuttgart | Liederhalle Beethoven-Saal
Introduction with Christian Lorenz | 18:15
Johannes Brahms
Ein deutsches Requiem op. 45
Hanna Elisabeth Müller /// Soprano
Michael Nagy /// Bariton
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Helmuth Rilling /// Conductor