Brahms's A German Requiem

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 comprehensiv...