A German Requiem - Montpellier Opera house (2026) - Ein deutsches Requiem (Un Requiem allemand) - Opéra-Orchestre National de Montpellier (2026)

Description

"Brahms was not a symphonist like the others. Throughout his life, he wrote magnificent choral music, rediscovering Schütz and Bach to whom, like Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann, he felt deeply connected. Long before writing his First Symphony, his experience of the choir brought him gravity and jubilation, all human feelings contained in the seven movements of A German Requiem, three of which – the 2nd, 3rd and 6th – are fugues reminiscent of Handel. After reaching the great German cities gripped by the fever of choral singing, this requiem of hope was heard in April 1873 in the British capital. Having become a pillar of the choral repertoire, it promises divine clemency. The two arias sung by the baritone Stéphane Degout contribute powerfully to this spiritual happiness that he proclaims with faith."

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