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A German Requiem

Date:Friday 30 Mar 2012

Venue:Ulster Hall

Time:7.45pm

Cost:Ł8-Ł22

JoAnn Falletta
Conductor
Ailish Tynan
Soprano
Benedict Nelson
Baritone
Belfast Philharmonic Choir
Chorus Master Stephen Doughty

Bach
Suite No.3 20’
Brahms
Ein deutsches Requiem 68’

JoAnn Falletta conducts the Belfast Philharmonic Choir in the monumental Requiem by Johannes Brahms. Inspired by the death of his mother in 1865, and setting Lutheran rather than Latin texts, it took three years to complete.

Brahms wrote: “As for the title, I must admit I should like to leave out the word ‘German’ and refer instead to ‘Humanity’”. This gets to the heart of the work – Brahms’ aim to write a requiem to comfort the living.