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
Requiem (Jenkins) such as the shakuhachi, the darabuca, daiko and frame drums. The work was released in a 2005 album of the same name. Requiem was included on Jenkins' 2005 album of the same name: "Requiem". Along with his work "In These Stones Horizons Sing", it was written for the opening ceremony of the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff and also included works by Irish composer Nathan Doherty. Contributors to the album included the West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra, Clive Bell (on shakuhachi), Marat Bisengaliev (as solo violinist) Catrin Finch (harp), and Nigel Hitchcock (soprano saxophone). Requiem (Jenkins) Requiem is a classical work