A German Requiem (Brahms) 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 and a baritone soloist, composed between 1865 and 1868. It comprises seven movements, which together last 65 to 80 minutes, making this work Brahms's longest composition. "A German Requiem" is sacred but non-liturgical, and unlike a long tradition of the Latin "Requiem", "A German Requiem", as its title states, is a "Requiem" in the German language. Brahms's mother died in February 1865, a loss that caused him much grief and may well
An American Requiem including renowned tenor Robert Breault and baritone Simon Estes, and the Arlington Symphony conducted by the composer himself, delivered memorable concerts. Trey Graham, music critic of the "Washington Post", wrote a favorable review. One of the two that took place in New York was captured on television and subsequently broadcast over the next three years on more than 80 PBS stations across the United States. Norman Scribner, founder of the Choral Arts Society of Washington, sent a vibrant letter of support (February 20, 1996) and offered to present "An American Requiem" to the Pulitzer Prize in Music. In 1996, the