Choral works in focus

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Andrea Hammes

Universal Funeral Music – Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)

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At a length of around an hour and twenty minutes, Johannes Brahms’s German Requiem leaves room for additional concert programming. An examination of its performance history reveals some innovative combinations, motivated by either practical considerations or artistic vision. Yet the question of a meaningful companion piece in a concert program remains relevant even today.

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