Beginning March 3 at 7:30 p.m., the New York Philharmonic will take to David Geffen Hall for a program of Brahms' A German Requiem under the maestro Christoph von Dohnányi. Featuring soprano Camilla Tilling and baritone Matthias Goerne, Brahms' heartfelt classic is yet another reason to use music as a means of keeping warm.
With New York on the hook for a few more cold nights, Brahms' beating heart is completely exposed in this presentation of his ode to his mother. Since this piece calls for a large-scale orchestra, the New York Phil will be joined onstage by the New York Choral Artists, under the direction of Joseph Flummerfelt.
As it's been said of this masterpiece, "The Requiem is one of the very greatest pieces Brahms ever wrote." Perhaps it's the seduction of Brahms as a composer but the New York Philharmonic proves to be one of the foremost interpreters of German classical.
The New York Times wrote of the Philharmonic's performance of Brahms' First Symphony and Double Concerto:
"The Russian-born Mr. [Semyon] Bychkov, 62, made his Philharmonic debut in 1984 with a memorable performance of Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony and has since amassed broad experience, though relatively little with this orchestra. On Wednesday evening, he delivered excellent accounts of Brahms's First Symphony and Double Concerto, with the violinist Lisa Batiashvili and the cellist Gautier Capuçon as soloists, and Detlev Glanert's 'Brahms-Fantasie.'"
Mr. Semyon Bichkov will also conduct a three-week Tchaikovsky festival later this season for the New York Philharmonic's 175th year active.
Be sure to purchase your tickets for the performance here. The program plans to run a short 60 minutes with the price of admission ranging from $29-99.
The Brahms' series will run from March 3-8.
If you aren't familiar with the composition preview the audio below.
