A German Requiem (Brahms) years. "A German Requiem" inspired the titles of Jorge Luis Borges' 1949 short story "Deutsches Requiem" and Philip Kerr's 1991 novel "A German Requiem". The start of the piece's second movement, ""Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras"" ("For all flesh, is as grass"), is used in the opening credits of the BBC documentary film series "", with various parts of this part of the movement being used for the closing credits. A German Requiem (Brahms) A German Requiem, to Words of the Holy Scriptures, Op. 45 () by Johannes Brahms, is a large-scale work for chorus, orchestra, a soprano
Music for a Time of War on their list of the ten "Best Classical Albums of 2011". The publication's Steve Smith called the collection "greater than the sum of its parts". James Manishen of the "Winnipeg Free Press" included "Music for a Time of War" as number three on his list of the ten best classical recordings of the year, calling the performances "superbly prepared". The album received its second pressing in February 2012. Producer Alspaugh received a Grammy award for Producer of the Year, Classical for his contributions to the album and other recordings. Adapted from AllMusic and the album's liner notes. "Sinfonia da Requiem",