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Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem

Margiono; Gilfry; Monteverdi Choir; Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; Gardiner

This remarkable work - even more so when one continues it is the work of a man barely 30 - is imbued with an extraordinary spiritual intensity. It is most certainly not a fire-and-brimstone Requiem; rather, it is a work for those who mourn; "As one whom his mother comforteth, so I will comfort you", sings the soprano in a soaring hymn of grief-assuaging beauty. It has not always been lucky on record; all too often it is allowed to descend into stodginess. Gardiner, however, opts for a reading of rare subtlety and the result is a triumph.

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Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), for soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 45

Margiono; Gilfry; Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; Gardiner

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"Outstanding performance."

Gramophone

"Gardiner's 'revolutionary' account of the German Requiem brings a range of choral sound even more thrilling than in the concert hall...One could not ask for a more complete renovation of a masterpiece often made to sound stodgy and square."

The Penguin Guide

"Combines freshness with a genuine depth ... horns are especially lovely, and the choral singing is incisive, powerful and expressive. Rodney Gilfry sings with a voice that seems bathed in liquid gold."

The Times

Label:
Philips

Range:
Philips

Catalogue Number:
4321402

Barcode:
00028943214025

Release Date:
14th May 1991

Recording Date:
1st Oct 1990

Recording Location:
London, England

Producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg

Engineer:
Jean-Marie Geijsen

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