Johannes Brahms

Although the title of the work suggests otherwise, the German Requiem is not, in the true sense, funeral music. The central idea of the work is not the eternal rest of the dead, but rather the consolation of the bereaved. Vienna Cathedral Choir Vienna Cathedral Orchestra Cornelia Horak, Soprano Daniel Schmutzhard, Baritone Conductor: Markus Landerer Johannesa Brahms: A German Requiem based on words from the Holy Scriptures, Op. 45