Choral

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem

LSO0005 CD

Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem

André Previn conductor
Harolyn Blackwell soprano
David Wilson-Johnson baritone

'...Bitingly dramatic ... Altogether outstanding, fresh and revealing'
Gramophone

'A powerful dedicated reading ... the flow makes the music all the more magnetic. Good clear soloists and first rate sound' The Guardian

André Previn's first recording for LSO Live features an extraordinary reading of Brahms's choral masterpiece. The London Symphony Chorus are mesmerising and the soloists on superb form as Previn crafts a performance that blends to perfection the work's mixture of serenity and blazing intensity.

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Reviews

'A performance which emphasis the drama of the piece in high contrasts ... bitingly dramatic ... Altogether outstanding, fresh and revealing' Gramophone

'A powerful dedicated reading ... the flow makes the music all the more magnetic. Good clear soloists and first rate sound' The Guardian

'a long-overdue and invigorating face-lift to this much-recorded work' ClassicsToday.com

'A highly charged performance from André Previn. The LSO are in superb form' Yorkshire Post

Artists

André Previn conductor
Harolyn Blackwell soprano

David Wilson-Johnson baritone

London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra

Recording Details

James Mallinson producer
Tony Faulkner sound engineer

Recorded June 2000, Barbican, London
176.4kHz (high density PCM) recording

Notes and text in English/en français/auf Deutsch

Catalogue number - LSO0005
UPC - 822231100522