Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem (2006)

About this title: Otto Klemperer recorded Johannes Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45, with the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus on February 20, 1956, at a live concert. This CD from Archipel Records presents that performance in decent sound and relatively clean ambience, despite a few of the audience's noises and some remaining tape hiss. However, experienced collectors of historical recordings may find this reissue a little too good to be true: the sound seems artificially boosted through the label's "hi-end restoration technology," and some tonal quality seems to have been lost in the ... read more

Tracks:

1. Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), for soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 45

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