Ein Deutsches Requiem op. 45

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The premiere of Ein deutsches Requiem, on Good Friday 1868, represented a final breakthrough as a composer for the then 34 year-old Brahms. The renowned critic Eduard Hanslick wrote: “Nothing that measures up to Brahms’ Requiem has been composed since Bach’s B minor Mass and Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis.” The work was universally thought to confirm Schumann’s 1853 prophecy to the effect that Brahms would become one of Germany’s greatest composers. 
Schumann’s early, tragic death in 1856 was Brahms’ initial inspiration for the Requiem. From their first meeting in 1853, Brahms had become almost an adoptive child of Robert and

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1.
I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen
09:21
2.
II. Denn alles Fleisch
12:59
3.
III. Herr, lehre doch mich
08:59
4.
IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
04:58
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V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit
06:12
6.
VI. Denn wir haben hie
10:11
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VII. Selig sind die Toten
08:42

Total time: 01:01:22

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