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German Requiem, Op. 45 by Johannes Brahms
Soloist:  Gundula Janowitz (Soprano), Eberhard Wächter (Baritone)
Vienna Singverein,  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - dir. Herbert von Karajan

Johannes Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem (1863-1867) is not a setting of the German translation of the standard Requiem text. Rather, Brahms set a selection of Bible verses in German, treating death and its repercussions, and emphasizing consolation over religious observance. He avoided explicitly Christian references, at one time even suggesting that the work be called the "Human Requiem." The German Requiem took shape gradually, undergoing a number of revisions and additions in the course of its creation.
111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon - The Collector's Edition 2 CD26-56