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
Jennifer Thomas (pianist) Jennifer Thomas (pianist) Jennifer Thomas (born June 23, 1977) is a multi award-winning Yamaha Artist and "Billboard" charting American pianist, violinist, composer, performing artist, and recording artist. She was classically trained at Brigham Young University-Idaho, and started composing in 2003, later releasing her first debut album in 2007. Thomas has issued six albums, the latest album "The Fire Within" was released in October 2018, which debuted at number 3 in the "Billboard" Classical music charts and number 2 in their Classical Crossover music charts. Thomas is known for writing and performing piano-centered orchestral music from classical music to classical music