Details
St James the Greater Church
London Road
Leicester
LE2 1NA
England
Programme
Johannes Brahms – Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op.45
Performers
Stephen Bullamore – Conductor
Claire Ward – soprano
Julian Empett – baritone
Capriccio Ensemble
Leicester Philharmonic Choir
Programme Note
Despite the title, Brahms’ German Requiem does not set the traditional Mass for the Dead, but rather a selection of texts from the bible offering comfort to the living in their grief. It includes the heart-rending soprano solo that he withheld from release until he knew that the work as a whole was successful.
Pre-concert talk and drinks reception - 7.30pm