Wimbledon Choral Society
Library : Rehearsal Aids in MIDI format
(Brahms' A German Requiem)

 

Whereas this work may be familiar to many of you, there will be quite a few for whom this will be the first time that they have sung it.   If you haven't got a CD or cassette tape of the Requiem, then a highly recommended version of it is the one by the Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, directed by Daniel Barenboim and titled Ein Deutsches Requiem.   It is produced by Erato Disques and the catalogue no. is 4509-92856-2.   This version is sung in German although we will probably use the English translation.

If you don't wish to purchase a live recording then there's an alternative here for you.   If your PC has the capability to play MIDI sound files then interpretations of the seven movements which make up the work have been loaded to this website and can be downloaded from the links below.   If you are not sure if your PC can play MIDI or you need to know what to do to enable it to handle MIDI then click here for some more information on this.

By clicking on the required link below, the relevant part of the Requiem will be downloaded to your disk.   The versions here are electronic in creation and in sound but are only designed to give you the flavour of the music.   However, they are very good interpretations and have been made available here for you with kind permission of their creator & arranger Daniel L. Viens.

 1 Selig sind, die da Leid tragen
Blessed are they that mourn		  Click here
 2 Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras
Behold, all flesh is as the grass		  Click here
 3 Herr, lehre doch mich, dass ein Ende mit mir haben muss
Lord, let me know mine end		  Click here
 4 Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Herr Zabaoth
How lovely are Thy dwellings		  Click here
 5 Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit
Ye now have sorrow		  Click here
 6 Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt
For we have here no abiding city		  Click here
 7 Selig sind die Toten die im dem Herren sterben
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord		  Click here

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