A German Requiem discography

List of recordings of Johannes Brahms' A German Requiem, Op. 45 (1868).

Year	Conductor	Chorus, orchestra	Soprano, baritone	Label	Notes
1947	KarajanHerbert von Karajan	Vienna Philharmonic	Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Hans Hotter	EMI
1948	Shaw, RobertRobert Shaw	RCA Victor Chorale and Orchestra	Eleanor Steber James Pease	RCA Victor	First recording of the work in the USA
1948	Furtwängler, WilhelmWilhelm Furtwängler	Stockholm Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra	Kerstin Lindberg-Torlind Bernhard Sönnerstedt	various	Recorded live
1954	Walter, BrunoBruno Walter	Westminster Choir, New York Philharmonic	Irmgard Seefried George London	CBS
1955	Lehmann, FritzFritz Lehmann	Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin Philharmonic	Maria Stader Otto Wiener	Deutsche Grammophon
1955	Kempe, RudolfRudolf Kempe	Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin Philharmonic	Elisabeth Grümmer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau	EMI	Recorded in Jesus-Christus Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem
1956	Klemperer, OttoOtto Klemperer	Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester		International Classical Artists	Recorded live released in 2011
1959	Schuricht, CarlCarl Schuricht	Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra		Hänssler Classic	released in 2004
1964	Richter, KarlKarl Richter	Orchestre National de France	Evelyn Lear Thomas Stewart	EMI	Recorded live on 8 April 1964 in Paris released in 2007
1978	Solti, GeorgGeorg Solti	Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra	Kiri Te Kanawa Bernd Weikl	Decca	1979 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance
1981	Celibidache, SergiuSergiu Celibidache	Munich Philharmonic	Arleen Augér Franz Gerihsen	EMI	Recorded live released 1999
1983	Levine, JamesJames Levine	Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra	Kathleen Battle Håkan Hagegård	RCA	1984 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance
1983	Tennstedt, KlausKlaus Tennstedt	London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra	Jessye Norman Jorma Hynninen	EMI Classics	re-issued Brilliant Classics
1990	Gardiner, John EliotJohn Eliot Gardiner	Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique	Charlotte Margiono Rodney Gilfry	Philips	Period instruments re-released 2010 Decca
1990	Shaw, RobertRobert Shaw	Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra	Arleen Augér Richard Stilwell	Telarc	Released 1992
1991	Norrington, RogerRoger Norrington	Schütz Choir of London, London Classical Players	Lynne Dawson Olaf Bär	EMI Classics	Period instruments re-released 1999 Virgin
1992	Abbado, ClaudioClaudio Abbado	Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Berlin Philharmonic	Cheryl Studer Andreas Schmidt	Deutsche Grammophon	Recorded live released 1993
1995	Blomstedt, HerbertHerbert Blomstedt	San Francisco Symphony	Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz Wolfgang Holzmair	Deutsche Grammophon	1995 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance
1995	Giulini, Carlo MariaCarlo Maria Giulini	Vienna Philharmonic	Barbara Bonney Andreas Schmidt	Deutsche Grammophon
2003	Albrecht, GerdGerd Albrecht	Danish National Symphony Orchestra		Chandos Records
2006	Rattle, SimonSimon Rattle	Rundfunk Chor Berlin Berlin Philharmonic	Dorothea Röschmann Thomas Quasthoff	EMI Classics	Recorded in concert, released in 2007, in 2008 winner of the 50th Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance
2010	Beringer, Karl-FriedrichKarl-Friedrich Beringer	Windsbacher Knabenchor, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin		Sony
2014	Warren Trevelyan-Jones	The choir of St James' Church, Sydney	Natalie Aroyan Richard Anderson (bass)	sjks	Recorded live at St James' Church, Sydney 13 July 2013, released 2014

Additional entries listed alphabetically by conductor

Sergiu Celibidache conducting the Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Agnes Giebel, Hans Hotter. Reissued 2009 by Past Classics
Stephen Cleobury conducting the King's College Choir, using Brahms's 2-piano arrangement. Recorded in 2006 and released by EMI
Harry Christophers conducting The Sixteen, also using Brahms's 2-piano arrangement. Recorded in 2006 and released on Coro Records. Uses period instruments
Michel Corboz conducting the Ensemble vocal et instrumental de Lausanne, with Christa Goetze, soprano, and Werner Lechte, baritone (EMI; reissue Virgin Classics)
Karl Eliasberg conducting the USSR State Symphony Orchestra, recorded in 1960 and released in 2010 by Vista Vera
Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting the Lucerne Festival orchestra and chorus live in concert, with soloists Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Hans Hotter, also recorded in 1948. The recording is incomplete, however, and suffers from severe wow, surface noise, and overload distortion
Bernard Haitink conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. Recorded in 1980 and released by Philips Records
Wolfgang Helbich Conductor, Bremer Domchor, Kammer-Sinfonie Bremen, Siri Thornhill, Klaus Mertens, MDG 2002
Philippe Herreweghe conducting the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées. Recorded live in 1996 and released in 1996 by Harmonia Mundi. Uses period instruments.
Craig Jessop conducting the Utah Symphony Orchestra (United States) & Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Recorded February 1999 and released in October 1999 by Telarc. Recorded in English.
Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic and Wiener Singverein. Recorded in 1964 and released on CD 2002 by Deutsche Grammophon
Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. Recorded in 1976 and released in 2003 by EMI
Herbert Kegel conducting the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir. Recorded in 1985 with soloists Mari Anne Häggander and Siegfried Lorenz. Released in 1987 by Capriccio
Otto Klemperer conducting the Philharmonia. Recorded in 1961 and released in 1999 by EMI Classics. (Rereleased in 2010 as part of the EMI Masters series)
Rafael Kubelík conducting the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Recorded live in 1978 and released in 2002 by Audite
Sir Gilbert Levine conducting the Staatskapelle Dresden and the Munich Bach Choir. Recorded live in 2002 with Wolfgang Holzmair and Christiane Oelze
Lorin Maazel conducting the New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, with Ileana Cotrubaş, soprano, and Hermann Prey, baritone (Sony)
Kurt Masur conducting the New York Philharmonic. Recorded live in 1995 and released in 1995 by Teldec
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. Soloists Elizabeth Watts, soprano; Stéphane Degout, baritone. Recorded live 4 April 2009 at the Southbank Centre Royal Festival Hall. Released by the LPO as LPO0045.
André Previn conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Recorded in 1986 and released in 2002 by Apex
Valentin Radu conducting the Ama Deus Ensemble Orchestra and Chorus. Recorded in concert 4 April 2010 and released by Lyrichord. Tatyana Galitskaya, soprano and Ed Bara, bass. "This disc and that of Klemperer with the Philharmonia Orchestra present two complementary (and complimentary) pictures of the Brahms Requiem. Both should be in everyone's collection..." Burton Rothleder, Fanfare Magazine, Jan/Feb 2011, p. 78.
Alexander Rahbari conducting the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Released on 2 December 1992 by Naxos with Miriam Gauci, soprano, Eduard Tumagian, baritone, Slovak Philharmonic Choir
Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Released in 1995 by Orfeo
Giuseppe Sinopoli conducting the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Released in 1983 by Deutsche Grammophon with Lucia Popp, soprano, Wolfgang Brendel, baritone, Prague Philharmonic Chorus
Robert Spano conducting the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with Twyla Robinson, soprano, and Mariusz Kwiecien, baritone. Recorded in 2007, released in 2008 on Telarc.

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