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Brahms Requiem
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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Aug 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In February of 1865, Johannes Brahms received a letter from his brother saying: “If you want to see our Mother again come at once.” Brahms rushed off to Hamburg but was two days too late. He had long thought about composing a requiem but this seemed to be the catalyst for him to finally write one. And it is a requiem like no other. Selecting biblical but secular texts himself, Brahms created what he called a "Human Requiem," a piece that is a balm and a comfort to the living as they mourn the dead.
Released:
Aug 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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