City of London Choir performs Brahms' Requiem
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This event took place on Monday 7 March 2016.
- Monday 7 March 2016
City of London Choir performs Brahms' Requiem
Mon 7 Mar 2016
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Repertoire
- Mendelssohn Psalm 98
- R. Strauss Four Last Songs
- Brahms A German Requiem
Features
- Hilary Davan Wetton Conductor
- Claire Rutter Soprano
- Stephen Gadd Baritone
- City of London Choir Choir
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Experience some of the cornerstones of Romantic song with the City of London Choir and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, from Brahms’ sacred A German Requiem, written in mourning for the death of his mother, to Richard Strauss’ hauntingly beautiful Four Last Songs, sung by the sensational soprano Claire Rutter. Mostly settings of texts concerned with the end of life, they embody a sense of calm, acceptance, and completeness.