Brahms's a German Requiem: Reconsidering Its Biblical, Historical, and Musical Contexts

by R Allen Lott

Examines in detail the contexts of Brahms's masterpiece and demonstrates that, contrary to recent consensus, it was performed and received as an inherently Christian work during the composer's life.

Despite its entirely biblical text, Brahms's long-beloved A German Requiem is now widely considered a work in which the composer espoused a theologically universal view. R. Allen Lott's comprehensive reconsideration of the work's various contexts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580469868
• ISBN13: 9781580469869
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"