Ewa Wolak, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir & Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit - Brahms: Alto Rhapsody (2012) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Ave Maria, Op. 12
02. Begräbnisgesang, Op. 13: Begrabnisgesang, Op. 13
03. Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
04. Schicksalslied, Op. 54
05. Nänie, Op. 82: Nanie, Op. 82
06. Gesang der Parzen, Op. 89


Brahms’s first connection with choral music came in 1857, and his first appointment in Vienna, in 1863, was to conduct the Singakademie. He premièred A German Requiem in the city and wrote widely for choral forces, taking a variety of poetic source material. Begräbnisgesang (Funeral Hymn) evinces a great feeling of solemnity, whilst Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) is an urgent, volatile work. Nänie was written as a lament for the death of the painter Anselm Feuerbach, and the Alto Rhapsody has remained one of the greatest works for contralto in the repertoire.

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