PRODUKTBESCHREIBUNGEN
When Brahms composed his "German Requiem", he thought little of the salvation of the deceased. Brahms wanted his music to to comfort the bereaved, so he decided against the usual Latin text of the Roman Catholic Church and chose German texts from Luther's Bible instead. from Luther's Bible. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, the work thrilled audiences and became a triumphant success for Brahms. success for Brahms. For this performance, Christian Thielemann, undoubtedly one of the leading conductors of romantic symphonic of romantic symphonic music, led the Vienna Philharmonic together with the Wiener Singverein, the choir that first performed the first three movements of the three movements of the Requiem in December 1867, and a duo of outstanding singers, "conjures up unforgettable moments" (BR Klassik). The evening's soloists were the French-Danish soprano Elsa Dreisig ("delicate", Der Standard) and the German baritone Michael Volle. Volle. Thielemann's "differentiated conception finds a harmonious balance between intimacy and archaic moments, and conveys and transports Brahms' central message of consolation in an immediate way to the delight of the audience". (Salzburger Nachrichten)