A German Requiem (German: Ein Deutsches Requiem), Op. 45, was completed in 1868 by German composer Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897). It is a large-scale work for chorus, orchestra, a soprano and a baritone soloist, comprising seven movements. As the title states, is a Requiem in the German language rather than following the traditional Latin texts.The work had its emotional roots in the death of the composer's mother a few years earlier. The average playing time is 65 minutes (AllMusic). I have several versions, and have a preference for the one by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Prague Philharmonic Chorus under Giuseppe Sinopoli, with Lucia Popp and Wolfgang Brendel, on a Deutsche Grammophon CD.
