A German Requiem (Brahms) humanism persists through the work. Brahms purposely omitted Christian dogma. In his correspondence with Carl Reinthaler, when Reinthaler expressed concern over this, Brahms refused to add references to "the redeeming death of the Lord", as Reinthaler described it, such as . In the Bremen performance of the piece, Reinthaler took the liberty of inserting the aria "I know that my Redeemer liveth" from Handel's "Messiah" to satisfy the clergy. In addition to soprano and baritone soloists and mixed chorus, "A German Requiem" is scored for: Since Brahms inserted the fifth movement, the work shows symmetry around the fourth movement, which
German Cáceres Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He worked extensively with fellow Salvadoran composer Alex Panamá to perform Panamá's works in El Salvador. In 1996, he started the Festival of Contemporary Music in San Salvador. The festival featured composer Jonathan Kramer and pianist Bruce Brubaker. German Cáceres German Cáceres (born July 9, 1954 in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran composer of contemporary classical music and a musical conductor. His output is mainly orchestral and chamber music. He was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1981, and was named a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1992, among many other honors. Cáceres