Live, Video: Find classical music concert, opera, ballet and dance reviews | English | Gesang der Parzen (Song of the Fates) for Six Voice Chorus and Orchestra, Op.89
The German Requiem is an unbudgeable fixture on the Viennese musical calendar, and yet selections from Brahms’ more obscure choral output are seldom programmed, with chorus directors typically citing the unfeasible ratio of rehearsal to running time for complicated works like Nänie (which is less than 15 minutes long).