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tamaranthBrahms - Eine Deutsche Requiem (Philharmonia cond. Andris Nelsons: soprano Sally Matthews, baritone James Rutherford)
The first piece was Brahms' Piano Quartet #3 in C minor, which was surprisingly nice given that I am not keen on chamber music. But I was mostly there for the Requiem, which is glorious. Though the text (mostly taken from the Bible) is religious, it's in German rather than Latin, and doesn't follow the structure of a typical requiem mass. I find it a profoundly humanist work: comforting, uplifting and inspirational.
This performance, featuring the newly-completed Festival Hall organ and the Philharmonia Chorus, did not disappoint. It's a complex piece with some really interesting orchestration, full of contrasts and patterns: great to watch the music unfold, and see how it was put together. And after the final jubilant movement there must've been a minute's silence before the applause began. How nice to be part of an audience that takes a moment to reflect!
The first piece was Brahms' Piano Quartet #3 in C minor, which was surprisingly nice given that I am not keen on chamber music. But I was mostly there for the Requiem, which is glorious. Though the text (mostly taken from the Bible) is religious, it's in German rather than Latin, and doesn't follow the structure of a typical requiem mass. I find it a profoundly humanist work: comforting, uplifting and inspirational.
This performance, featuring the newly-completed Festival Hall organ and the Philharmonia Chorus, did not disappoint. It's a complex piece with some really interesting orchestration, full of contrasts and patterns: great to watch the music unfold, and see how it was put together. And after the final jubilant movement there must've been a minute's silence before the applause began. How nice to be part of an audience that takes a moment to reflect!
