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Brahms's A German Requiem - Raphaël Pichon conducts Ensemble Pygmalion

Raphaël Pichon conducts his period instrument group, Ensemble Pygmalion, in their first ever performance of Brahms's touching A German Requiem.

Brahms's A German Requiem from the Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.

Raphaël Pichon conducts his period instrument group, Ensemble Pygmalion, in their first ever performance of Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem, a work he describes as: "One of the most moving, the most touching and the most human pieces ever written." They preface that with a short funeral anthem for choir, wind instruments and timpani by the young composer.

Presented by Fiona Talkington

Brahms: Begräbnisgesang, op. 13

Brahms: A German Requiem, op. 45

Mari Eriksmoen (soprano),
Andrè Schuen (baritone)
Pygmalion Ensemble
Raphaël Pichon, conductor

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Mon 7 Nov 2022 19:30

Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Begräbnisgesang Op.13

    Ensemble: Pygmalion Ensemble. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.
  • Johannes Brahms

    German Requiem Op.45

    Singer: Mari Eriksmoen. Singer: Andrè Schuen. Ensemble: Pygmalion Ensemble. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.
  • Béla Bartók

    Mikrokosmos Book 6: Six Dances in Bulgarian rhythm

    Performer: Cédric Tiberghien.
    • Bartok: Mikrokosmos 6 etc..
    • Hyperion.
    • 38-43.
  • Ólafur Arnalds

    Saman (Sunrise Session II)

Broadcast

  • Mon 7 Nov 2022 19:30