After the epic scale of the great third movement, Brahms follows with two shorter movements. The first is without a doubt the most famous of the work. “How lovely are your dwelling places” certainly depicts just that – a lovely dwelling place (heaven). And Brahms does this with one beautiful, soaring melody after another. And there is a lightness here which contrasts with the richer, heavier music we have experienced so far. Furthermore, in contrast to the other movements which are so richly endowed with conflicted emotions, often exceedingly intense, there is but one overriding atmosphere here, that of beauty and happiness. – Dennis Keene

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JOHANNES BRAHMS Ein Deutsches Requiem - Movement 4

Voices of Ascension
Dennis Keene, Artistic Director
Arlene Shrut & Anna Shelest, Pianists

Recorded live in performance on January 30, 2014 at Church of the Ascension
The singers in this performance are represented by the American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO.