Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem

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Klemperer underlines the grand architectural proportions of the German Requiem while piercing close to its spiritual heart...the performance itself builds in monumental intensity from a fairly... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 7th Feb 2011
Catalogue No: ICAC5002
Label: ica classics
Series: Legacy
Length: 77 minutes

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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Work length1:03:24

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Elisabeth Grümmer (soprano), Hermann Prey (baritone)
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Otto Klemperer

I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen

Track length9:34

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$2.60

II. Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras

Track length12:48

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$3.85

III. Herr, lehre doch mich

Track length8:32

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IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen

Track length5:12

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$1.30

V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit

Track length6:33

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VI. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt

Track length10:07

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$3.85

VII. Selig sind die Toten

Track length10:38

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$3.85

Mozart: Serenade No. 6 in D major, K239 'Serenata Notturna'

Work length11:53

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$3.90

WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Otto Klemperer

I. Marcia. Maestoso

Track length3:09

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$1.30

II. Menuetto. Trio

Track length3:29

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III. Rondo. Allegro - Adagio - Allegro

Track length5:15

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Rehearsal of Brahm's Requiem

Work length2:37

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$1.30

Otto Klemperer (narrator), Hermann Prey (baritone)
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

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Otto Klemperer was one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century along with Wilhelm Furtwängler, Bruno Walter and Arturo Toscanini. His period in Cologne from 1954 to 1959 was considered to be one of the most fruitful and exciting of his career, and it was during this time that EMI’s classical producer Walter Legge tracked and signed him to the company following the departure of Herbert von Karajan.

His critically acclaimed recordings with the Philharmonia followed. This live studio recording from the WDR in Cologne has never been issued before. Klemperer’s conducting of Brahms’s Requiem, one of the cornerstones of the choral repertoire, achieves true greatness.

Gramophone Magazine said of his 1961 recording, ‘a conductor whose rugged feeling for the music pays colossal dividends’ sums up this 1956 account.

Both Elisabeth Grümmer (soprano) and Hermann Prey (baritone) were internationally renowned and highly respected.

The CD contains two interesting ‘extras’ – Mozart’s delightful Serenata notturna from 1954 and a rare rehearsal sequence of the Requiem, both issued for the first time.

WDR’s remastering is of very high quality aided by the excellent preservation of the original tapes.

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July 2011

Klemperer underlines the grand architectural proportions of the German Requiem while piercing close to its spiritual heart...the performance itself builds in monumental intensity from a fairly relaxed opening. The chorus is on its mettle and the orchestra produces wonderful playing...They don't come much better than this.

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