Simplest-shop.com online shopping, the simple way	Welcome \| Help

Search for

Home > Classical Music > Historical Periods > Early Music (page 4) > Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem German Requiem

This website will be shutdown on 2008-04-01.

Add to shopping cart

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem [A German Requiem]

Enlarge image

80% Recommended by our customers.
Label: EMI Classics
Catalog: Music
Release date: 1999-01-12
Media: Audio CD
discs number: 1
Format: Original recording remastered
Ean: 0724356695528
Upc: 724356695528

Tip: compare prices with similar classical music CDs

FREE shipping

Amazon.com offers you FREE* shipping on orders over $25

Top stores	Description	Price	Link to shop
amazon.com	Availability: in 24 hours Current discount:25% off !!	$8.97
used	9 used offers, as low as...	$6.97	see more used offers
all new	30 thirdParty new offers, as low as...	$7.87	see more ThirdParty new offers

Album tracks: (7)

\"Selig sind die da Lied tragen\", Chorus

\"Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras\", Chorus

\"Herr, lehre doch mich\", Baritone & Chorus / \"Der gerechten Seelen sind in Gottes Hand\", Fugue

\"Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen\", Chorus

\"Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit\", Soprano & Chorus

\"Denn wir haben hier keine bleibende statt\", Chorus / \"Herr, du bist wurdig\", Fugue

\"Selig sind die Toten\", Concluding Chorus

Professional Review:

This account of the German Requiem really is one of the great recordings of the century. Even today, Otto Klemperer's monumental interpretation with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, recorded in 1961, remains unmatched among readings that emphasize the spirituality of the score. Sober and sustained, but not unduly slow, it places Brahms on the continuum of German sacred music going back through Beethoven to Handel, Bach, and Schütz. Drawing committed playing and singing from his forces, Klemperer opens the door to the beauties of the music without fuss or fanfare. Both soloists are exemplary: Schwarzkopf's expressive portamento now sounds a bit dated in style, but her singing is characterful, while Fischer-Dieskau is a paragon of restrained expressiveness. The singing of the Philharmonia Chorus is especially beautiful. EMI has done a superior job of remastering the original recording. Balances and tone quality are quite fine, and the spacious Kingsway Hall ambience conveys with lifelike immediacy. Compared with previous CD incarnations, there is new depth to the image and better resolution of detail--the weight of the organ can really be felt, as can the timpani strokes in "Denn alles fleisch es ist wie gras," and one finds greater presence and definition in the chorus and considerably more richness of tone in the orchestra. There is still some distortion in the climactic moments; for example, what sounds like tape saturation frizzes a couple of the big Beethovenian choral proclamations at the end of "Denn alles fleisch es ist wie gras." Such things are but a small blemish on what is an absolutely ravishing restoration of one of the most valuable recordings of the stereo era. --Ted Libbey

User Reviews:

Written on January 18, 2003
Summary: I feel so calm when listening to this
Although I'm just a music fan, I only can tell you that this is one of the most beautiful compositions I've ever heard. The performance is brilliant, the recording is superb, and I feel very relaxed and in peace with our cruel and merciless world when I listen this chorus, this music created from the goodness of human being.

I can only talk about my sensations when I have the chance of listening to this music; I can't give you a reviewer point of view but, all in all, most of you are looking for peace and happiness when you attend to a concert or make your hi-fi set play.

I wish you to enjoy it, like I do.

Greetings.

Written on November 22, 2002
Summary: An extraordinary recording
Certainly there have been a number of good recordings of this work over the decades but most of them have been about the monumental power of the music. In addressing this other conductors have been too forced, too fast, too loud. There is simply no second place to the subtlety, simplicity and emotional impact the conductor brings to this version. He is enormously aided by two renowned singers who do not let us down.
The sound is as good as can be expected from a recording of this time, but if total clarity and brilliant sound is truly important to you then this is not your recording. If it is about music, then this is as good as it gets.

Written on May 12, 2002
Summary: Magical
Having become familiar with this recording as a child due to my late father's interest in great choral music, it has been a favorite of mine from when I was ten until I entered adult life. But only after sampling numerous other interpretations did I realize just how magical Otto Klemperer's recording is. There exists no finer interpretation of this Brahms masterpiece than this one. Soloists Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Elizabeth Schwarzkopf were the premier vocalists of this time and this is among their very finest performances. One can criticize the 1960's recording technology, but its minor flaws are easily ignored once the mastery of the performance is recognized. One can try to dissect and analyze each element of it to understand why it so great... but that would be missing the point. There is an profound spiritual quality to this performance, one that in my opinion has never been surpassed. To experience it is simple.... bring this wonderful recording into your life... set aside an evening... turn out the lights... quiet your mind... press play and open your soul to an unforgettable experience. I guarantee you will not be disappointed.

Written on November 5, 2001
Summary: A must-have for choral listeners
A wonderful piece to listen to when a bit of affirmation in humanity is called for. Choral music seems exceptionally difficult to record well, so if one is a nitpicker about audio purity, his choices in the genre will be very limited. Technical limitations of the original recording notwithstanding (otherwise a 5-star), this cd is an exceptional example of recorded choral music and will stand for a long time as the yardstick against which other performances of Brahms' German Requiem are measured. The remastering is rich and skillful, Klemeperer's guidance is superb, and the orchestra and voices marvelously balanced.

Written on July 25, 2001
Summary: Excelent interpretation, bad sound quality
Excellent playing, marvelous singing. Great spirituality - one really feels the depth. Very different from, say, Gardiner's shallow merry melodies. But..., well, Ted Libbey in his classical cd guide wrote:(as far as I remember) "... the Kingsway Hall ambience survives". In my opinion, the size of the Hall changes a lot from track to track on this cd. And the orchestra sounds as if they were sitting on each other. Maybe nothing better could have been done to the original tape, but the final result is not very good. My true rating is **** for interpretation but only * for sound quality.

Comparison map

Wondering how the classical music "Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem [A German Requiem]" relates to similar classical music CDs? Find out at a glance here:

Price comparison	Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem [A German Requiem]	Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde	Great Recordings Of The Century - Brahms: Violin...	Beethoven - Symphony no. 9 'Choral' /...	Great Recordings Of The Century - Beethoven:...	Brahms: Concertos for Piano No. 1 & 2,...
Our price	$8.97	$8.97	$8.49	$8.49	$8.97	$23.98
List price	$11.98	$11.98	$11.98	$11.98	$11.98	$23.98
Lowest used price	$6.97	$5.95	$6.98	$5.66	$7.58	$13.99
Lowest new price	$7.87	$7.99	$7.79	$7.99	$8.20	$14.54
Collectible price	-	-	$11.98	-	-	-
Catalog	Music	Music	Music	Music	Music	Music
Release date	1999-01-12	1999-01-12	1999-03-09	1999-01-12	1999-03-09	1996-09-17
Media	Audio CD	Audio CD	Audio CD	Audio CD	Audio CD	Audio CD
discs number	1	1	1	1	1	2
Format	Original recording remastered	Original recording remastered	Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered	Original recording remastered	Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered	Import, Original recording remastered
Ean	0724356695528	0724356694422	0724356694521	0724356695320	0724356695429	0028944744620
Upc	724356695528	724356694422	724356694521	724356695320	724356695429	028944744620
Link to shop^* (opens in a new window)	BUY IT NOW^*	BUY IT NOW^*	BUY IT NOW^*	BUY IT NOW^*	BUY IT NOW^*	BUY IT NOW^*
take one out?

I am here:
Home > Classical Music > Historical Periods > Early Music (page 4) > Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem German Requiem

This website will be shutdown on 2008-04-01.

E-mail this page

Simplest-shop.com

online shopping, the simple way

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem [A German Requiem]