Credits:

Edward Gardner / Bergen Philharmonic & Choir, Johanna Wallroth, Brian Mulligan (Hybrid) Brahms (1833-1897)

Description:

Composed between 1865 and 1868, Brahms’ “German Requiem” uses words he chose himself from the Lutheran Bible rather than the Latin text of the requiem, and its composition is intended to give comfort to those left behind in this life rather than to pray for the dead. The composition is intended to give comfort to those who remain in this world rather than to pray for the dead. The Bergen Philharmonic and Chorus, conducted by Edward Gardner, sound the world of this piece with a clear, transparent sound, calm and warm.Johanna Varloth is a graduate of the University of Music and Arts Vienna and a promising young soprano who came to international attention when she won the Miriam Herrin International Singing Competition in 2019, received the Birgit Nilsson Scholarship in 2021, and represented Sweden in the