Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) Boston Symphony Orchestra

• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45:
• 1 Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen 09:20
• 2 Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: II. Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras 16:26
• 3 Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: III. Herr, lehre doch mich 09:55
• 4 Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen 05:35
• 5 Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit 06:46
• 6 Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: VI. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt 11:47
• 7 Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: VII. Selig sind die Toten 10:27
• Total Runtime 01:10:16

Info for Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)

One of four stunning new live recordings of the BSO with music director James Levine, this release features Christine Schäfer (soprano), Michael Volle (baritone), James David Christie (organ), and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in a recording that reflects all of the intensity, passion, musical detail, and commitment of the performances during the 2008-09 season.

"One of BSO Classics' first self-produced and -distributed recordings, this performance of Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem by James Levine and the Boston Symphony is sadly tedious. Levine's tempos are not so much slow as torpid, his textures not so much thick as turgid, and his phrasing not so much smooth as soporific. The Boston Symphony plays with lugubrious professionalism without seeming to put more than a minimal amount of effort into the performance. The Tanglewood Festival Chorus sings with dutiful dullness and a mournful tone that hardly compensate for the dreadful diction. Soprano Christine Schäfer is perhaps a tad too arch, and baritone Michael Volle is certainly too blustery. Of BSO Classics' super audio sound, the less said the better; suffice it to say that on ordinary playback equipment, it is entirely ordinary. There are dozens of better recorded performances of this magnificent work -- Klemperer's, Kempe's, and Furtwängler's, to name three." (James Leonard, AMG)

Christine Schäfer, soprano
Michael Volle, baritone
James David Christie, organ
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Boston Symphony Chamber Players

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