If you're interested in Furtwängler's views on the German Requiem, this is the performance to hear. Furtwängler led a reading of unusual intensity on this date. It's not that he emphasizes the music's contrasts, although these are given their due. It's more a matter of how he makes the music flow from one measure, phrase, section, and movement to the next; this is a German Requiem as a broad, inexorable river taking the listener to the peace of the afterlife.
1 1. Selig Sind, Die Da Lied Tragen (Ziemlich Langsam Und Mit Ausdruck)
2 2. Den Alles Fleisch Ist Wie Gras (Langsam, Marschmã¤Ssig)
3 3. Herr, Lehre Doch Mich (Andante Moderato)
4 4. Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen (Bewegt)
5 5. Ihr Habt Nun Trauerkeit (Langsam)
6 6. Denn Wir Haben Hie Keine Bleibende Statt (Andante)
7 7. Selig Sind Die Toten (Feierlich)
If you're interested in Furtwängler's views on the German Requiem, this is the performance to hear. Furtwängler led a reading of unusual intensity on this date. It's not that he emphasizes the music's contrasts, although these are given their due. It's more a matter of how he makes the music flow from one measure, phrase, section, and movement to the next; this is a German Requiem as a broad, inexorable river taking the listener to the peace of the afterlife.
