--- title: "Event" url: "https://www.saechsische-schweiz.de/en/event/elblandia-a-german-requiem-in-a-new-light-1-saxony" language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > Saxon Switzerland > Special > Destination.Data Details > Event" --- Share Elblandia: A GERMAN REQUIEM – IN A NEW LIGHT ============================================ - Tip - Classical concert - Church events/religion - Art and culture Sächsisches Vocalensemble, Foto: Frank Hoehler **Johanna Kaldewei** Soprano **Tobias Berndt** Bass **Saxon Vocal Ensemble** **Dresden Chapel Soloists** **Matthias Jung** Conductor **Program** Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem, Op. 45 Arrangement for soloists, choir, and eight instruments by Iain Farrington “If you still want to see our mother, come right away.” Johannes Brahms received this telegram from his brother Fritz in Vienna on February 2, 1865. By the time Johannes finally reached Hamburg, the city of his childhood and youth, his mother had already passed away. His remembrance of Christiane was repeatedly set to music, as in the fifth movement of the Requiem, “Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit” (“You Are Now in Sorrow”), composed later, with the chorus “Ich will euch trösten, wie einen seine Mutter tröstet” (“I will comfort you, as a mother comforts her child”). It is one of the most moving movements Brahms ever conceived. On this evening, it begins particularly delicately, with just a quartet of four strings, before the solo soprano and woodwinds, and finally the choir, gradually join in. Johannes Brahms’ “A German Requiem,” Op. 45, ranks among the most moving works of memorial music. In this concert, his deeply personal work—based on texts he selected himself—will be performed in an arrangement for soloists, choir, and eight instruments by Iain Farrington. Brahms himself composed an excerpt for piano four-handed. Inspired by this—and equally dissatisfied with it—Farrington created two chamber music versions that retain the piano (two-handed) and seek a compromise with the orchestral texture. In the version presented here, the renowned British arranger added flute, oboe, clarinet, and a string quartet to the piano. The result is a classic presented in a new light—transparent, yet without sacrificing any of its essence. Read more Dates ----- Good to know ------------ Eligibility - Suitable for any Weather - for individual guests Payment methods Cash, Debit Card, Mastercard, Transfer, Visa, reduced with guest card, Ticket pre-sale, Tickets at the door Social Media Read more Price info Ticket prices: 26 | 21 € Information on reduced prices: The following groups of people are eligible for a discount:- High school students and apprentices aged 17 and older- College students- Participants in the Federal Voluntary Service and voluntary military service- Participants in a voluntary social or environmental year- Unemployed individuals and recipients of basic income support- Severely disabled individuals (GdB 80 or higher) and one accompanying person Read more Contact person FestivalKultur Sächsische Schweiz FEKUSS gGmbHRottwerndorfer Str. 45 k 01796 Pirna This content has been partially or completely optimised or created by AI.* Nearby ------ View on map - Event - Stage/Theatre - Stage/Theatre - Stage/Theatre - Food & Beverage - Beer garden - Beer garden - Café Event location **Pirna Parish Church St. Marien** Kirchplatz 14 01796 Pirna Organizer **FestivalKultur Sächsische Schweiz FEKUSS gGmbH** Rottwerndorfer Str. 45 k 01796 Pirna