Brahms: Requiem / Runnicles · Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus · Berliner Philharmoniker

Full-length concert at http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/concert/276

Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem / Gerald Finley, bass baritone · Donald Runnicles, conductor · Norman Mackenzie, chorus master · Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, 20 December 2009

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Music

Tags:

• Classical
• Brahms
• Deutsches Requiem
• German Requiem
• Gerald Finley
• Donald Runnicles
• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Berlin Philharmonic
• Berlin Phil
• BPO
• Orchestra
• Orchester
• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

[infinitejest1972]

Correction to the recording date...there were three performances of the Brahms Requiem: Friday 18 December, Saturday 19 December, and Sunday 20 December 2009. The video is from a live web broadcast of the Sunday concert - a magnificent production! We are so fortunate to be able to hear/see this again and again. Thank you!

[BerlinPhil]

@infinitejest1972 You are right! We will correct this right away.

[mortalfrog0815]

is braunstein assisting wei lu? how come?

[BerlinPhil]

@mortalfrog0815 The leader is Daishin Kashimoto, our 1st Konzertmeister since last season.

[InvaderJoshua]

The Epicness has touched me

[k73f]

Just watched the whole requiem and i've decided this is now one of my favorite pieces EVER written. oh my god.

[kkellygeorge]

@IUFTR I'm gathering that due to your advanced years and seemingly personal axe to grind with Donald that you're now unable to accurately hear pitch. His fame and admiration actually seem to irk you. I gather that you are unable to find a single piece conducted by him that you value musically. Go ahead and pay the 9€ and watch the entire program. When was the last time you conducted at the Philharmonie with brass choirs in the balcony? Or when was the last time you've worked with Maestro R?

[mezzosms]

K73f, thank you! Having been a member of the ASOC for 13 seasons, I can say that this is one of my favorites, too for many, many reasons. The takeaway is that lyrics and music combine to bring us spiritual lessons that uplift our soul. As much as I admire the composer, credit is due Maestro Runnicles, who possesses a poet's heart ,and is the rare sort of conductor who is able to help other musicians express theirs. It has been a privilege beyond words to have sung with him since 2000!

[IUFTR]

@kkellygeorge Brahms, it seems, did not intend that his opus is to compete with such as the Verdi Requiem.

This performance is an emtional bath, shouty and frequently off pirch, overall exaggerared. No fault of the chorus, the orchestra is too loud and unbalanced, Opera is emotional. Runnicles does not seem to fathom the brainy needs of this opus. The Howard influence may have altered Shaw's sound, but his recording is still the one to be studied. Sure you enjoyed all that undisciplined sound.

[kkellygeorge]

@IUFTR You couldn't be more wrong. Having sung with Donald for the past 10 years (I sing in the video above) I can say that he absolutely oozes musicianship and quality. In this particular movement the voices cry out "Death, where is thy sting? and, Oh grave, where is thy victory?" Brahms' orchestration is massive and the fury comes strictly from the arrangement. This is Brahms' anger you hear. Robert Shaw would have LOVED this performance. Listen to the entire program before judging.

[IUFTR]

Runnicles is fast making the ASO Chorus into a typical "opera chorus."

What a PITY!

[IUFTR]

Such viiolence! This is not Verdi opera! Wild conducting. Good Grief!

[Brighteyes1ful]

Very High Quality volume and tone excellent top marks.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!