This work was one of my wifes first experiences with classical music - she had known i had a deep love of classical and that i play the piano and we went once to a concert of Beethoven's 4th symphony. she loved it.
Not long after her father, after a long illness, passed away and hurt her deeply. A few months later the local symphony and chorus announced a performance of the Brahms Requiem. I had explained to her what a requiem was and gave some examples of Mozart and Durufle. She wanted to go to the Brahms Requiem. I told her the background of how Brahms discarded the traditional latin text, and instead replaced it with texts from the german bible, and that he had said he wrote it for those who were left behind to cope with their loss, and that it was entirely in german. Monitors were around the concert hall to give the translation in english. the first beats of the opening movement started at at 1:51 here, where the chorus enteres saying (in english) "blessed are those who mourn..." she burst into tears and cried silently. she was enraptured by the entire work, especially the 4th movement. She said after the concert how she felt so peaceful and relieved, and i said "THAT is what Brahms intended". she now loves Brahms and cant wait to go to another concert of his music.

@issakariet558

2y↑39

What a beautiful story ... Thanks for sharing!! Music has the power to sometimes trigger some deep emotions ...

@ivanbarbaric5722

2y↑9

Gracias

@daviddanielbowes4076

2y↑19

I am a viola played theRequiem a month ago. It has always been one of my most-beloved works. I had the same reaction as did your wife; it always moves me!

@brianlopez8855

Thanks for sharing. Try Richard Strauss's 4 Last songs. Reni Flemings version is my favourite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppoqUVlKkBU&ab_channel=Gabba02

@mcaito

2y↑10

Thanks for sharing this story.

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@altairtonn7356

19w↑14

Danket dem Hern, denn er ist freundlich, und seine Gutte wahret ewiglich.

@SirVTropic

19w↑2

Amen

@elgar104

14w

A kindness that randomly gifts babies with incurable cancer.... ? I think I'll pass...

@johnroberts18651

1y↑18

I am a Jesuit priest. While writing the funeral homily for the Jesuit whose impact on my life can never be overestimated, indeed it was second only to my dad's who had been for over forty years at that point, I was struggling to put thoughts on paper. Had this playing as I wrote. At the middle of part VI "Hölle, wo ist dein Sieg?" I lost it completely, sobbing at my desk for twenty minutes. And then the homily wrote itself. It will be ten years in November since George died. I still can't hear this chorus without tears. The only change is that they are no longer tears of grief but of gratitude and great joy.

@johnroberts18651

@Raphael John Stoll Thank you. George died in 2013 but the memory of writing the homily has become one of comfort. He was ill, over 80, and failing fast. Death was a mercy. The memories of all I learned from him between 1992 and 2013 are a source of great joy.

@sergiobernardo1280

1y↑2

It's astounding how powerful the union between music and the Word is, because so many times, what human words can't describe, music conveys that. May God rest the soul of our brother in the faith.

@user-MeMe20

3y↑150

Proud to say with 19years of age, I sang this song with a choir in Berlin. One of the best moments of my life. I was definitely singing along🌷

@javierburin

33w

who?

@jgesselberty

1y↑93

All of Brahms' genius is encapsulated in this work. His use of the chorus; his mastery of the orchestra; his amazing melodies; his deep sense of occasion. It is all there.

@canalesworks1247

1y↑3

the 2nd movement....

@bgdrt561

1y↑1

Agree. Just brilliant. And this is the best version I've heard.

@doreenmelzer

25w↑7

Klassische Musik schafft es, mich zu beruhigen, vor allem im Kopf bringt sie Ruhe und Ordnung rein! Komme so gar nicht nach meinen Eltern, bei aller Liebe! Während in der Schulzeit alle bei diesen Hörbeispielen geächzt haben, wurde ich ganz andächtig und mir hatte sich das Tor zu einer anderen Welt geöffnet! War auch die Einzige in meinem Jahrgang, die in der 10. Klasse ein Theateranrecht hatte! Es ist schön, dass man sich das heute auch ins Wohnzimmer holen kann, wenn auch live vor Ort noch immer das beste Erlebnis ist, weil man die Musik auch spüren kann! Hier ist man dem Himmel ein ganzes Stück näher und ich fühle mich auch lebendig!❤❤❤

@jerrera45

4y↑566

Wow! what a stunning performance. I too sang this many years ago in college. I remember our conductor while introducing this piece to us said if ever there was a piece of music that will have an everlasting effect on your life this is it. And how true. Fifty years later I am still in awe of this music. I am listening to this while at home under the covid19 quarantine . How appropriate this requiem is now as I think of all the souls that have been lost to this viscous pandemic. May they all rest in peace , and may this music give peace to their families forever.

@stephenmessick865

4y↑28

Quite a beautiful comment.

@johnschofield9291

4y↑1

We are all going to die. Time to think of the afterlife.

@ernst-dietmarhorstmann4949

3y↑14

I also sang along with this work. It's been 20 years. It was in "Neuengamme" near Hamburg. The Nazis killed many innocent people there. That was a very special moment for me. God bless you ! Greetings from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg in Germany

@ernst-dietmarhorstmann4949

3y↑13

@John Schofield It is our destiny to die. We are only for short time here. Then we return home to our Heavenly Father.

@jerrera45

3y↑10

@Ernst-Dietmar Horstmann As sung in the text "Death where is thy victory? death where is thy sting?".

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@jodyiniowa1607

3y↑221

During my 70 years of choral singing I've sung this several times--in English, in German, with organ, with orchestra, in churches medium sized and large, in great concert halls--and, God willing, I'll get to sing it in my next life. I love Bach and all the others, but this piece has a sublimity achieved by no other work that I know. Thank you for another beautiful performance.

@josealejandrocouttolenc4338

3y↑1

This afternoon is raíning while I listen music. Wow its great

@nageurnordik

3y↑1

Only this is not Bach but 200 years later. Brahms.

@srenthuesen4519

2y↑12

@Keller Paris Read again: "I love Bach and all the others, but (!)

@henboker3

2y↑4

Jody, you will sing Brahms again in your next life and in lovely German. I read and speak German, learned in my church service there in 1961-64, I Bring that deep affection to German literature and music. God Bless/Larry

@markpalavosvrahotes5575

2y↑4

@Larry Thompson Larry my mother was from Germany and she passed away in 2014. She loved the German Requiem. I am still in a great deal of emotional pain.

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@joellepodwysocki9558

3y↑64

J'ai 58 ans, c'est la première fois que j'entends ce requiem de Brahms, hé oui tout arrive dans la vie, je n'ai pas de mots assez fort pour vous décrire ce que je ressens, c'est divin. Merci Sinfonierorchester MDR-Rundfunkchor. Merci au chef d'orchestre, merci aux musiciens, aux chanteurs.

@yankeeinlondon

2y↑3

Oui. Aussi, merci beaucoup Johannes Brahms.

@joellepodwysocki9558

2y↑1

@yankeeinlondon Oui Oui, vous avez entièrement raison. Je suis impardonnable.

@Snitcher22

1y↑2

Moi egalement

@jeanbellivier7209

BRAVO félicitations

@andreashoppe1969

43w↑43

In 3 weeks I will be singing this master piece as a tenor with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Salzburg.

This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music to sing. It is very challenging but it is a true treasur! Lovely performance! It makes you melt inside as you sing it

@thornishhen

33w

How was it? Did you melt inside while singing? (I get it, I've sang in choirs before, the place to listen to the performance is inside the choir!)

@the_jen_guo

28w

@andreashoppe1969 I was there July 28!

@andreabollinger9932

20w

So true. I also had the good fortune to sing this masterpiece as a soprano – indeed, a challenge (quite high for sopranos almost throughout, which I like), and absolutely wonderful to perform.

@senectutecato3987

2y↑59

If Brahms had written nothing else, he would still have the genius status he now has and so rightly earned. Stunningly beautifully done.

@Nostalgicavenue2000

41w

That exactly what people say about the third sonata, and the first and second piano concerto. Every piece of his is a masterpiece :)

@georgelikopos716

4y↑75

The biggest hour of Brahms and one of the biggest for the German Classical Music.

@mateuspereira9288

4y↑3

In case you're interested, I posted the score to read along https://youtu.be/ZXDR4UpUC4o

@lottalowgren2867

3y↑85

For me this is a masterpiece. I have listened to it 40 years of my life. When my father died, my sister and I sat beside his bed and listened to it

@angelaconifer6107

3y↑5

how beautiful

@rsjmd

3y↑14

First time I heard this was july 5, 1985. Having just hooked up my very first CD player, it was the first CD I purchased and played. I was listening to it when the phone rang-my sister-to tell me that my father had just passed away! What a way to be introduced to such a beautiful piece. I'm Jewish, but no matter. The piece lives with me forever.

@runningmama4793

51w

@rsjmd I first listened to it on my father's record player, in 1988-89, and it is also the first CD I purchased (years before I even owned a CD player), and the first CD I played when I finally did purchase one! Kindred spirit : )

@rsjmd

50w

@Running Mama thanks for the comment

@carolmills5422

38w

A joy to read all the comments

@sofiecruz1247

1y↑16

If only I could like this infinitely many times!! Sublime music, sublimely performed by my favourite orchestra

@cecilelee3814

3y↑142

I really missed the days when we could go to concerts freely whenever we want..

@BloggerMusicMan

3y↑8

So do I. It will come again. Hopefully sooner rather than later. :)

@DanielKRui

3y↑8

freely....hardly lol. My bank account certainly never thought of it that way XD

@josedonadito

3y↑6

In my case, it is not as different as it was before the pandémie. Guatemala is a country with total lackness of symphonic appreciation, and the minority who are devoted to this art usually don't accept low quantities of money, they take advantage of people like me.

@galahadthreepwood

3y↑8

@BloggerMusicMan For me, the price - getting an untested vaccine - will be too high

@TheVaughan5

3y↑5

@Galahad Threepwood Then you should get a tested vaccine :-)

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@lukasburgering1477

4y↑264

Of all romantic music this is the most moving piece I know. If ever I die (and I assume I one day will), I hope my loved ones will listen to this music and feel comforted by it. I remember singing Brahms' requiem myself as member of a choir in The Netherlands. It is very difficult and I admire the choir and orchestra in it his superb recording for making it look so easy. I have heard many recordings but this one is one of the best I know. Bravissimo maestro Zinman! Thank you!

@mateuspereira9288

4y↑6

In case you're interested, I posted the score to read along https://youtu.be/ZXDR4UpUC4o

@maelughran6981

4y↑14

Lukas, there are (only) two certainties in life, the first is that you will be taxed, the second is you will die!

@rsjmd

3y↑10

Speaking of everlasting effects from a piece: This requiem was one of the very first CD's I purchased, in 1985, when CD's had just hit the market. Being Jewish with limited exposure to liturgical music, I had never heard it before. I was listening to it when the phone rang...it was my sister letting me know my father had just passed away. Everlasting, indeed.

@anandsamuel1978

3y↑3

Sir, I am sorry this is not romantic music. This is Requiem or in other words "repose of the dead". However this Requiem is super and you are right about it.

@Russell_Huston

3y↑3

Lukas Burgering: I think you are right in calling this romantic music in that it comes from the passion of the heart. I think everything Brahms wrote came from that place. Some ugly souls have created beautiful art, but I am convinced that Brahms was one of the beautiful souls. I sometime say " I love Brahms " and I know I'm not just talking about the music.
I agree also with your feelings about David Zinman. His career may not have the same "hype" about it that others have had, but I've rarely been disappointed with a performance he has directed. Really good Mahler, Brahms, even Rachmaninov. The folks in Frankfurt, and Zurich have been fortunate to have him. I wish he would come to Los Angeles, I'd buy a ticket immediately!

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@celioperc1

21w↑8

This music is just fantastic! So wonderfully played and directed! I thank this channel so much for this and for having a chance to listen music without terrible interruptions from advertising! My deep gratitude!!!

@watutman

21w↑2

You are so right, it's great that there are no ads in it.

@jingweiyu3568

3y↑12

I firmly believe the very, very best camera crew for classical music is in Frankfurt.

@a.janberlin2615

1y↑15

Incredible performance. I sang this work under Robert Shaw's direction in the early 1990's in Maine. My now deceased wife and I sang it together in 2014. And I sing it again in March.

@FelixVW

3y↑3

Wunderschön.

Ich habe es schon mitgesungen und singe es wieder. Und dieses wunderbare Stück Musik ist daran "schuld", dass ich jederzeit Rockmusik und andere Stile gegen Klassik eintauschen würde. Jederzeit.

Und es toll ist, seine Gefühle da hereinlegen zu können.

@raytregoning5254

3y↑26

I really think this choir is the most balanced and well rehearsed of any I have heard ding thi

@raytregoning5254

3y↑4

I think this choir is the most balanced and well rehearsed of any I have heard singing this beautiful work. Excellent !

@f.r.6835

26w

I AGREE

@poetmale

1y↑17

Another stunning trendsetter from the HR. This performance will stand forever!

@naminea2480

31w↑3

Göttlich !
Mögen sich alle Menschen wieder erinnern an das wahre Göttliche 🫶

@m27931

3y↑11

This is the most elegant group of people I have ever seen in one place

@jacquelineratoarinoro4239

25w↑5

Merveilleux, sublime plus je l'écoute et plus je l'aime ❤ merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo

@paulargier

2y↑10

Arguably the most beautiful piece of choral music ever. I was fortunate enough to sing this on stage with a full orchestra earlier this year after only nine rehearsals, first time in 22 years singing in a choir. This performance by these incredible musicians of Frankfurt were indispensable to my learning of the music and diction. God bless this piece and all those that perform it 💚

@jaygbardo8781

1y↑16

That was marvelous performance. The Choir outstanding....

@timothysimpson-inspire

1y↑10

Wow! David Zinman was the conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic while I was at Eastman circa 1984-1986 and we sang a rehearsal with the RPO of the Cosi fan tutte finale of Act 1. A great experience and a very compelling conductor. What an amazing thing to see him here 30+ years later, and to think I sang in the Alte Oper a couple of times as a soloist. What a great hall!

@brendanoconnell5933

4y↑28

I sang this in the Fleishmann Choir in Cork, Ireland about 15 years ago or more and I know every line. It's so beautiful and is almost unworldly. For me its the nearest thing to heavenly music I will hear on earth. The final movement is redolent of the ascent at the end. I am forever grateful to the wonderful Dr. Geoffrey Spratt for introducing the Requiem to the choir. I missed the opportunity to sing it again in 2018. Lucky choir. This particular version is one of the most perfect renditions I have heard. Very well done to the Orchestra, Choir and the man who makes it all happen, the conductor. The work that goes into a performance like this is immense.

@Pavamingo

4y↑2

Did you join the choir in travelling to Cologne in 2013 to perform Tippett's "A child of our Time"? That concert was my debut in the Cologne Philharmonic Hall - I was the "narrator"...

@za8231

3y↑31

I've only lived for 20 years and this is the most fascinating music in my life. I was impressed. Dankeschön!

@scapedebate3730

Bitteschön mein Herr oder meine Dame!

@amadeusforever1

2y↑17

Et les voix de soprani et tenori sont exceptionnelles de pureté, et de justesse, je suis aux anges !!!!

@rosalindhopesreece

4y↑69

This brings back so many memories. I had the wonderful opportunity to sing this with the Texas All-State Choir way back in 1989. Masterpieces never cease touching our hearts no matter how much time passes.

@TheVillageCarolers

3y↑4

I so barely missed being in that choir. Unfortunately our idiot teacher warmed us up at the State level auditions after the cuts were posted and our entire school was disqualified. I am so envious you got to sing in that concert. I had a recording of it (I graduated in 1989) and listened to it for several years. It was excellent, and you should be proud of the beautiful job you all did. Fortunately, I got to sing it as a member of the Westminster Choir a few years later. It's an astonishingly beautiful work of art.

@stanleysack7806

3y↑2

...and I played flute in our college orchestra when we did it. Fond memories.

@helenready1310

@The Village Carolers oh shit. that's terrible.

@counselor2005

25w↑5

Gorgeous, stunning, superbly played and sung.

@KatieJ1958

3y↑70

When I was 14 or 15 years old, we had a summer youth choir at our little church in Hickman Mills, a suburb of Kansas City, MO. The director was a college student, home for the summer. We all knew him, he had graduated from our high school just a year or two earlier. He taught us to sing "How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place." He didn't tell us it was hard, so we just learned it and sang it, including the fugue, LOL. I have sung it many times since, in English and German, in various choirs over the years (I'm 84 now). I still don't have to look at the music.

Dave Zinman was a classmate at Oberlin. He probably wouldn't remember me, I was in the College, he was in the Conservatory, but I remember him. So glad to see him still working.

@StanGay

3y↑7

I know Hickman Mills - I grew up in North Kansas City a few short years behind you, I'm 76 and recall that awful tornado wiping out much of Hickman Mills, you must have been there then.
I moved on to New York by 1968 to pursue career goals and that is where I smacked head-on in the music scene and came to love Brahms especially his Requiem which has by now become my one most cherished music work.

@franzjohnston

3y↑4

What a lovely memory! Thanks for sharing. I have been a professional pianist all my life, playing and teaching. It's so lovely to hear from students that remember your work with them. At 67, my music is still my lifeblood.....and always will be!

@markbratcher9095

3y↑41

Oh my, what a beautifully stunning performance. From the start to the end I could not turn away. The choir, soloists, and orchestra working so well together and so expressive. Bravo, maestro, soloists, and all of the musicians! Their sounds will resonate in my mind and heart for some time to come...

@soumyas6160

2y↑32

At first I thought it was too slow but almost immediately I was pulled into it and felt the deep beauty of each note so carefully placed. It reached into the very depths of my heart. This is the most beautiful rendition of the most beautiful requiem. I have so many things to do right now and I cannot leave this.

@kidmarine7329

I agree.

@EduardQualls

2y↑20

How many listeners, I wonder, notice that the wonderfully deep, somber timbre of the opening movement comes from the fact that the violins—all the violins—are silent, as if mourning, throughout that one part.
Then, their brighter, a bit drier, tones yield the higher voices of the second movement, particularly starting with the phrase, "Das Gras ist verdorret und die Blume abgefallen. So seid nun geduldig, lieben Brüder..." The grass is withered and the flower fallen away. Therefore, be patient, dear brethren...

@christophlieding734

When I read "All flesh is grass" immediately I think of the terrible war going on next door and all the suffering of pretty much everybody at this time the world lives in. I dont understand how we as humans do something like what they are doing right now in the war. On the other hand when I read comments here and other you tube music. Their is something deeper in all of us. What unites as in a loving and peaceful way. Maybe I dont trust in God enough or maybe their is no God. But their is good and evil.

@radiotelegram

38w

Thank you for pointing that out, very interesting. I have heard this a hundred times without noting the artefact.

@bma1955alimarber

3y↑5

Yes, I am listening to this while at home under the health crisis- covid19- which has affected my brother in law and my two nephews, and i have lost my father in law just today! . How appropriate this requiem! thank you very much for posting this video

@nicolettebramley4163

I am very sorry for your family losses as I am sure many others would be. How devestating for your family. May you be comforted deeply.

@bma1955alimarber

@Nicolette Bramley thank you very much dear Nicolette Bramley for you compassion

@mars7054

My tears are with you

@johnmckenzie5471

🙏❤️😪

@WesleyRocha

4y↑21

One of the best readings I've ever heard of this monumental piece! Which is my favorite!
BRAVO!

@raymondswadley6339

4y↑25

Beautifully done! This conductor is right up there with Abado, Solti, all the old school greats. Touched my soul!

@adelincatinean4784

Solti?? 🙄

@benlusk201

3y↑18

My choir at Nortwestern participated in this with the Chicano Symphony under Bruno Walter . I cannot believe it to this day. I cannot forget his beautiful and gentle face.

@Chesterton7

3y↑24

My favorite forever. This is the version you want, folks.

@fenestrapain

3y↑1

Agreed! And I was in the University of California performance that currently has 1.2M views. This one is far superior!

@phumlilemfukuli8708

2y↑9

This is one of thee most beautiful pieces of music ever written. 👌👌.

@heiner4224

1y↑2

Super Orchester, beeindruckender Chor, schöne Solostimmen, ganz große Leistung des Dirigenten, für mich ein besonders schönes Erlebnis.

@stephenmessick865

4y↑53

Here I am, back to listen to this again.

@stephenmessick865

4y↑12

and again!!!

@cristianequiteria773

4y↑2

@Ronald Messick and again.

@johnschofield9291

@Cristiane Quiteria Go the distance.

@cristianequiteria773

4y↑1

@John Schofield.... and spaces between us...

@margaretlavender9647

Me too!

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@CynthiaKlaassen

1y↑18

What a fabulous performance - the best one I've been able to track down on YouTube so far. I'll be singing this once again at the end of March. One of my all time favourite pieces, and it has been since I first heard it as a child.

@raymondbrowning762

3y↑5

wonderful, how much we miss being able to watch these in person, sometime.

@alancrabb

5y↑73

I cannot comment on the musical qualities of these broadcasts (to my shame). However, I marvel at what I perceive to be the magnificent sound engineering, creating a truly immersive experience. Thank you for making these publicly available.

@mr-wx3lv

5y↑6

It's music making and producing at the highest level.

@timw2498

5y↑5

The orchestra’s ensemble playing has been much better in the last few years. Discipline has been restored.

@rayhornblower9590

3y↑4

Magnificent performance and work of art!

@kokomanation

39w↑3

This is great music !!!

@petermerelis

46w↑3

this is one of the crowning achievements of the western art music tradition. from Johann Sebastian to Johannes.

@veronikaeskin

13w↑1

Sehr edel und schön aufgeführt! Mir wurde ganz warm ums Herz

@PSchearer

4y↑90

Although I have no belief in God, gods, an immortal soul, or an afterlife, I have a powerful attraction to requiems. They touch on emotions rarely found in other music, and they often are among the greatest works of the greatest composers, as in this case. I can never listen to "Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras" without tears because loss and consolation are part of the human condition.

A wonderful performance and recording all around. It's strange that this is the first time I've ever seen Zinman perform.

@robinblankenship9234

3y↑12

Brahms was not a believer either. Or, so he said.

@watutman

3y↑11

@Robin Blankenship A father told his two sons to work in the vineyard. One said Yes, sir, and did not do it. The other said No I will not, but he ultimately did.

@waterkingdavid

3y↑8

I have come to the conclusion that the statement "I believe in God" is pretty much as meaningless as "I don't believe in God".
It's kind as if the mind has created a problem its now trying to solve.
This is probably not quite correct but when asked about God the Buddha was silent saying that if he said there was one people would follow that and a denial would have a similar response.
Your problem he said isn't about whether there is or isn't God. Your problem is that you're suffering (dissatisfied) and want to overcome this. And he then proceeded to say if we look nakedly and honestly at our experience we can find a solution to it.
Lecture over and apologies!

@waterkingdavid

3y↑2

@Robin Blankenship My guess is he rejected the established position on the matter. Not sure why but I always associate Brahms with Hegel who clearly spoke of spirit but in ways totally different from established religion.

@leopoldomontoya8754

3y↑2

Your sad confession points to the possibility of washing it with your tears before it is too late.

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@johnmitchell4838

2y↑17

It's the first time I've heard the first movement played quite so slowly and yet it gives such a feeling of eternity that I was totally sold on the idea. Just a wonderful performance.

@kidmarine7329

1y↑3

David Zinman is one of my all time favorite conductors. What a talent and an ear he had.

@bondjames417

3y↑8

最高です、癒されます。

@marciathehooligan9967

1y↑2

These singers and violinists are TRUE artists!
My friend gave me these to check out-- I sand in the school choir through school & I forgot how TRULY beautiful this music is!
I myself, listen to Gospel music and yeah, I was a classic rock fan but now..I'm wondering why. I gave up this wonderful music. 🎶
Thanks for sharing this.
God bless you

@todd3386

2y↑11

I have listened to this version of the Brahms Requiem so many times over the last year. I lost a brother on 12/30/20 and have listened to a few requiems. Thought the Verdi or Faure Requiems were my favorite, but must say that this one tops all.

@staffanolofsson8201

4y↑11

Tonight (17 november) I listened to this at Umeå City Church, Sweden. No offence, they did their best, and that is good enough. But back at home I listen to this, and I understand why it sometimes is better to listen to Youtube. This uptaking makes the difference. In my headphones this sounds exquisite.

@staffanolofsson8201

4y↑1

P.S. Sennheiser Momentum, not at all the most expensive headphones you can by. D.S.

@matthewv789

3y↑27

Everything about this is fabulous. Zinman, soloists, chorus, orchestra, recording, camerawork... it's fantastically well done.

@professordodo1

5y↑16

Sang this work at school 60 years ago and never get tired of hearing it especially in a great performance such as this one. Well done David Zinman and all who gave us this gem.

@Disappointed739

2y↑7

Finally I have found a choir where I can hear the altos, and an orchestra where I can pick out the violas and harps! Your devotion to blending and joint expression is very, very wonderful, and very refreshing. Dynamics are instructive every measure, as is the rock solid pitch. No one is fighting for dominance, a rare quality indeed. Many, many thanks!

@klarahulsmann3502

2y↑4

Was für eine begnadete Darbietung -in jeglicher Tiefe und den kleinsten Details. Seelennahrung. DANKE an Alle Beteiligten.

@helenaklitz227

2y↑2

The standing ovation was deservedly to the chorus in the first place.

@DOC36121

3y↑7

Absolutely magnificent. One of the master's finest compositions. Bravis, Bravis, Bravis!!!

@hellogoodbye637

3y↑95

This choir did an absolutely incredible job. With big choirs, a bunch of people doing excessive vibrato can make it sound awful. But this choir had a nice clear tone, perfect blend , and overall a wonderful job

@Gottenhimfella

3y↑6

I agree this performance is exceptionally clear - normally I don't enjoy (in particular) Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen with orchestral backing because my first exposure to it was with the organ transcription as used in the C of E tradition, and the clarity of a well registered, well played organ part is not achievable by an orchestra. I think your point illuminates for my why that piece in particular works so well with boy sopranos, who are not taught to wobble. Despite their relatively naive interpretation and (usually) inferior musical judgement, I personally think they tend to make a better job. This performance, however, comes a close second, both in the singing and in the instrumental accompaniment.

@gangflow9139

2y↑6

@Gottenhimfella nobody is ever taught to wobble. Singers learn how to acquire a well-balanced voice with a proper breath control, and vibrato is a natural sign of success. Chorus with vibrato struggle more to achieve a good blending, but when they succeed the result is way richer. And these folks here definitely vibrate

@Gottenhimfella

1y↑1

@Gangflow says "nobody is ever taught to wobble" .
Hmmm ... I am always being reminded never to use the words "always" and "never" when trying to make a point.

@gangflow9139

1y↑3

@Gottenhimfella I am pretty sure you see the point here. Anyone can come across a bad singing teacher, but those who do so don’t end up singing in such a good choir

@olaflieser3812

1y↑3

The "Rundfunkchöre" are among the best choirs in this country. "Rundfunk" is the public broadcasting stations (TV and radio) and a place in one of those choirs is very coveted. They can afford to only take the truly best singers, those that fit in their mold of how choral voices should sound. They do a lot of recordings as well (as "Rundfunk" would suggest) and just sing wonderfully.

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@randowgero9571

3y↑15

eine fantastische Aufnahme: durch die großartige Kameraführung und den tollen Schnitt kommen nicht nur die Musikliebhaber auf ihre Kosten. Man lernt jedes Mitglied des Chors und Orchesters im Detail kennen und genießt die hingebungsvolle Arbeit dieses begnadeten Dirigenten. Brahms war mir bis dato immer als allzu "schwerer" Komponist in Erinnerung - hier kommt er mit einer Leichtigkeit rüber, die mich sogar an Mozart erinnert...

@birdylove24

2y↑3

Das haben Sie wirklich schön gesagt! 🙂

Und welche Kunst, ein Stück über Trauer und Tod so zu schreiben, dass es auch Trost und eine gewisse Leichtigkeit trotz der Traurigkeit vermittelt, was für ein wunderbarer und einfühlsamer Komponist Brahms doch war!

Wenn ich daran denke, dass ich als junger Mensch Brahms langweilig fand... 🙊
Mein armer Musiklehrer bekam fast einen Herzinfarkt, als ich ihm das damals meinte mitteilen zu müssen...🙈

Aber es ist einer der Vorzüge des Älterwerdens, dass man inzwischen Dinge gelernt hat und aus einer anderen Perspektive betrachten kann, und inzwischen habe ich beim Hören dieses Meisterwerkes schon so oft Tränen vergossen, dass mein wirklich hochgeschätzter Musiklehrer bestimmt wieder beruhigt wäre! ☺️

@Zurvanox

41w

Die Chormusik von ihm kann sehr schön sein

@staffanolofsson8201

3y↑19

This masterrwork, in this uptaking, is something to come back to, over and over. It never "ends", it exists beside us all the time. It will always be there.

@ausbavaria5661

3y↑2

Zuerst habe ich gedacht: mit Krückstock, oh je!
Beim Hören allerdings wünschte ich mir immer mehr,
dieses Werk wenigstens einmal auch unter Zinman mitsingen zu dürfen.
Ein großartiger Musikgestalter!

@andresvaldebenito-fn4no

27w↑3

Este Réquiem del gran compositor Brams me llena el alma,lo amo lo cante cuando estaba en el coro de la Universidad de Chile hermoso

@carolynnwhitford

2y↑8

Oh how beautiful. Tears of joy listening, watching and singing along. Thank you for this most outstanding performance.

@bryangl1

5y↑51

This consistently outstanding orchestra (and chorus) gives us a superb reading of a work for which their talents are perfectly suited. And although the usual director, Orozco-Estrada, consistently reveals himself to be an outstanding interpreter of just about any repertoire he conducts it's interesting to hear these forces under the hands of the also highly-talented David Zinman. As those words apply to just about everything we hear from this orchestra, the main reason for posting this comment is to say thank you for sharing this powerful and moving musical experience that also has been engineered with top-rate expertise.

@mr-wx3lv

5y↑3

It's a top notch production in every way. And it's opened my eyes to a work that I don't know very well.

@heinz-dieterhopfner8406

3y↑2

Ich höre dieses Werk schon zum xten Mal und bin immer wieder gerührt.

@mauriziomatiz1980

3y↑2

Ich liege mit Fieber und Corona im Bett und höre zum wiederholten Male dieses Requiem. Diese Harmonien berühren zu tiefst und eröffnen die Sinne für das Transzendente.
Komm, Trost der Welt.

@a.schindler9387

3y↑1

Hoffentlich sind Sie wieder gesund!

@karinlauterbach3157

Geht es Ihnen wieder besser?

@feliglobo715

2y↑2

Borges, sos lo más grande en esta tierra. Gracias.

@DavidKrebsisplaying

2y↑110

Ein Spitzen-Orchester, würde ich sagen. Perfekter Klang! Der Chor entsprechend.

@margaritagandia1124

2y↑4

Una magnífica obra y bella orquesta con un coro que acompaña y destella. En general un deleite para el alma!!!

@sergiorosticucci3559

2y↑2

@Margarita Gandia Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

@h0pesfall

2y↑1

@sergio rosticucci Bbbbbbbbbbbbbb

@frankchentaiwan

2y↑1

@Margarita Gandia 覺得ㄓㄐㄔㄐㄑㄓㄐ˙ㄚㄐ

@marciathehooligan9967

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@johnrusso2962

3y↑9

As a retired opera and choral Singer, amateur and then professional, singing this piece, it was nothing short of heaven! John - Mario Russo of City Opera, NYGO, etc.

@wendula1666

1y↑6

Eine unglaublich beeindruckende Aufführung. Der Chor ist großartig und stimmgewaltig. Das Orchester ist für mich faszinierend. Das disziplinierte Zusammenspiel zwischen Chor, Orchester, Solisten und Dirigent mit einer so großen Aufmerksamkeit ist einer der besten Werte und Fähigkeiten, die für mich in Deutschland zu finden sind. Die Kameraführung macht das Video sehr lebendig. Vielen Dank

@marialemming8135

2y↑4

I never get tired of listening to this masterpiece - conducted, played and sung by amazing people!!

@target9972

2y↑3

Was auch für eine brillante Aufnahme - filmisch, die Farben, wow ... sehr beeindruckende Kameraführung.

@susannestechow1009

3y↑3

Ich liebe Brahms`sche Musik, gerade in Zeiten wie diesen, die wir jetzt gerade haben. Corona u. a. Krankheiten, Kriege, Verbrechen... Die Musik ist samt dem TEXT SO TRÖSTEND!

@basilisvasileiou434

1y↑3

Ειναι ενα απο τα δυσκολοτερα ερμηνευτικα εργα και εδω εχουμε μια αριστουργηματικη εκτελεση .Μπραβο.!!!!❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

@mariajosealvarez1180

12w

Bravo bravo bravooooo, todos maravillosos, GRACIAS.

@klassischekirchenlieder8909

2y↑1

Ich Liebe das Lied Wunderschön Gott segne uns alle

@flyboy712

1y↑7

This is possibly the most beautiful recording of the Brahms Requiem I've ever heard. Chorus, orchestra, tempos, all outstanding. Bravo!

@WilliamBlaky

2y↑3

A heavenly performance of this heavenly work

@mikemcclary3531

3y↑5

How can one man come up with such beauty! Michael McClary, Professor of Music /Trumpet, Georgia Perimeter College- Dunwoody Branch.

@WoutDC

4y↑9

Such beauty in this work, such solace... Fantastic playing as well, especially the horns and winds, and great singing by Christiane Karg!

@DominikGiesen

4y↑48

Eine der besten Aufnahmen, die man auf Youtube vom "Brahms-Requiem" findet! Klare Aussprache, großartige Balance auch innerhalb der Chorstimmen, das (meiner Meinung nach) stimmigste Ritardando im VI. Satz, und als Krönung Bismarck als Dirigent ;-) Sehr gelungen, macht Freude beim Hören!

@susannestechow1009

Ich wusste gar nicht, dass es einen Dirigenten namens Bismarck gibt, wie der alte Kanzler im 19. Jh. Aber das war doch David Zinman!

@susannestechow1009

Ich ergänze: ...der das Orchester dirigiert hat.

@marcellotranchina8206

Totally agree, perfect performance.
And Debussy as flute player.

@dmitrikostov4803

3y↑7

Großartige Musik! Göttliche Interpretationen aller Nummern! Bravissimo!!!

@gabrielgirard9796

2y↑12

Du pur bonheur, surtout en ces temps incertains, ça fait vraiment du bien

@Snitcher22

Framchement 😔

@williamstarsinic4244

5y↑23

A beautifully nuanced rendition. The choral blend is exceptional, and the orchestra creates a mystical aura. Sensitive, but not gushy.

@kengwahgoldstein9637

3y↑2

I ‘d still love to hear it again and again with my friends too. Thanks.

@NewYorkerinSapporo

2y↑5

I have been a fan of David Zinman since his much much earlier CD series of the Beethoven Symphonies. Here he outdoes himself with a most beautiful and spiritual performance of Brahms great German Requiem. Thank you, David! I know God is listening with delight and appreciation to this as well as your lifelong efforts to bring glorious music to the many! Be sure, you are blessed!

@ronchancellor3759

2y↑6

This recording/performance is wonderful. I've watched this presentation many times. I have yet to stop loving it!!

@onserfdez7958

31w↑2

Wonderful! Tender and powerful with chords that align onebto the unseen but felt.
I had never heard this before and this composition was light in the darkness of my room.

@ceciliaalmarza3391

3y↑3

Gracias....amado Brahms.

@armandocasarini1588

4y↑7

One of the best romantic choir composition. I'm very proud that we will sing again with our Gazzotti Choir (Modena) again in Jun 2020 (piano version)

@jackylen57

5y↑5

Ce Requiem est très émouvant d'autant plus que cette interprétation est somptueuse !!!! De tout coeur Merci !!!

@mateuspereira9288

Si vous êtes intéressé, j'ai publié la partition à lire https://youtu.be/ZXDR4UpUC4o

@rosafernandezprellezo5921

1y↑1

Mir gehen die Worte aus, nur: Herrlich, glänzend, prächtig, erhaben...

@ekkehardknauff8543

2y↑1

...habe Kent Nagano in der Elphie erlebt, mit acht Chören.
Auf ewig unvergessen, dieses Konzert.

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