This is a non-exhaustive list of recordings of A German Requiem (), Op. 45 (1868) by Johannes Brahms. The primary table features recordings of the standard version with full orchestra. Additional recordings that use either the two-piano and timpani version by Brahms himself or arrangements by other composers are provided in list format below the main table.
Recordings YearConductorChorus, orchestraSoprano, baritoneLabelNotes1943Arturo ToscaniniWestminster Choir,NBC Symphony OrchestraVivien Della ChiesaHerbert JansssenNaxos 8.110839, historical CD reissuesung in English1947Herbert von KarajanChoral Society of the Friends of Music, Vienna,Vienna PhilharmonicElisabeth SchwarzkopfHans HotterEMI1947Wilhelm FurtwänglerLucerne Festival Choir,Lucerne Festival OrchestraElisabeth SchwarzkopfHans HotterIstituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6674live performance1948Robert ShawRCA Victor Chorale and OrchestraEleanor SteberJames PeaseRCA Victorfirst commercial recording of the work in the USA1948Wilhelm FurtwänglerMusikalista Sällskapet Kör,Stockholm Konsertförenings OrkesterKerstin Lindberg-TorlindBernhard SönnerstedtWarner Classics (2018 issue)recorded live at Konzerthuset, Stockholm1954Bruno WalterWestminster Choir,New York PhilharmonicIrmgard SeefriedGeorge LondonCBS1955Fritz LehmannChor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale,Berlin PhilharmonicMaria StaderOtto WienerDeutsche Grammophon1955Rudolf KempeChor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale,Berlin PhilharmonicElisabeth GrümmerDietrich Fischer-DieskauEMIrecorded in the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem1956Otto KlempererKölner Rundfunkchor,Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-OrchesterElisabeth GrümmerHermann PreyInternational Classical Artistsrecorded live1959Carl SchurichtStuttgart Vokalensemble, Hesse Radio Choir,Stuttgart Radio Symphony OrchestraMaria StaderHermann PreyHänssler Classic 931441960Karl EliasbergRepublican Russian Choir Cappella,USSR State Symphony OrchestraNadezhda SukhovitsynaLeonid PetrovRussian Compact Discreleased in 2010 by Vista Vera1960Sergiu CelibidacheChorus of RAI Milano,Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano della RAIAgnes GiebelHermann PreyArchipel Records ARPCD0848live radio recording from 19 February1961Otto KlempererPhilharmonia Chorus,Philharmonia OrchestraElisabeth SchwarzkopfDietrich Fischer-DieskauEMI1961Eugene OrmandyMormon Tabernacle Choir,Philadelphia OrchestraPhyllis CurtinJerome HinesColumbia Recordssung in English1964Herbert von KarajanWiener Singverein,Berlin PhilharmonicGundula JanowitzEberhard WaechterDeutsche Grammophon1964Karl RichterChorus of the RTF,Orchestre National de FranceEvelyn LearThomas StewartEMIrecorded live on 8 April 1964 in Paris1969Erich LeinsdorfNew England Conservatory Chorus,Boston Symphony OrchestraMontserrat CaballeSherill MilnesRCA Victor1972Daniel BarenboimEdinburgh Festival Chorus,London Philharmonic OrchestraEdith MathisDietrich Fischer-DieskauDeutsche Grammophon1976Herbert von KarajanWiener Singverein,Berlin PhilharmonicAnna Tomowa-SintowJosé van DamEMI1977Lorin MaazelNew Philharmonia Chorus,New Philharmonia OrchestraIleana CotrubașHermann PreyCBSMarch 1978Herbert von KarajanWiener Singverein,Berlin PhilharmonicGundula JanowitzJosé van DamDeutsche Grammophon,cat. 072 235-1filmed at the Salzburg Easter Festival1978Georg SoltiChicago Symphony Chorus,Chicago Symphony OrchestraKiri Te KanawaBernd WeiklDecca1979 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance1978Carlo Maria GiuliniEdinburgh International Festival Chorus,London Philharmonic OrchestraIleana CotrubasDietrich Fischer-DieskauBBC Legendsrecorded live, 26 August 19781978Rafael KubelikChor des Bayerischen Rundfunks,Bavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraEdith MathisWolfgang BrendelAuditerecording of a concert on 29 September 19781980Bernard HaitinkVienna State Opera Chorus,Vienna PhilharmonicGundula JanowitzTom KrausePhilips Records1981Sergiu CelibidacheMunich Philharmonic Choir, Munich Bach Choir,Munich PhilharmonicArleen AugérFranz GerihsenEMIrecorded live1983Robert ShawAtlanta Symphony Chorus,Atlanta Symphony OrchestraArleen AugérRichard StilwellTelarc1983Giuseppe SinopoliPrague Philharmonic Chorus,Czech PhilharmonicLucia PoppWolfgang BrendelDeutsche Grammophon1983James LevineChicago Symphony Chorus,Chicago Symphony OrchestraKathleen BattleHåkan HagegårdRCA1984 Grammy Award for Best Choral PerformanceMay 1983Herbert von KarajanWiener Singverein,Wiener PhilharmonikerBarbara HendricksJosé van DamDeutsche Grammophon1983János FerencsikSlovak Philharmonic Choir,Slovak Philharmonic OrchestraIlona TokodyIstván GátiHungaroton1984Klaus TennstedtLondon Philharmonic Choir,London PhilharmonicJessye NormanJorma HynninenEMIissued 1996;re-issued by Brilliant Classics1985Herbert KegelLeipzig Radio Choir,Leipzig Radio Symphony OrchestraMari Anne HägganderSiegfried LorenzCapriccioMay 1985Herbert von KarajanWiener Singverein,Wiener PhilharmonikerKathleen BattleJosé van DamSony Classical SVD 53485filmed in Vienna1985Wolfgang SawallischBR Chor,Bavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraMargaret PriceThomas AllenOrfeo CD 0391011987Carlo Maria GiuliniVienna State Opera Chorus,Vienna PhilharmonicBarbara BonneyAndreas SchmidtDeutsche Grammophonrecorded live1990John Eliot GardinerMonteverdi Choir,Orchestre Révolutionnaire et RomantiqueCharlotte MargionoRodney GilfryPhilips Classicsuses period instrumentsre-released in 2010 on Decca1991Richard HickoxLondon Symphony Chorus,London Symphony OrchestraFelicity LottDavid Wilson-JohnsonChandos1991Roger NorringtonSchütz Choir of London,London Classical PlayersLynne DawsonOlaf BärEMIuses period instrumentsre-released in 1999 on Virgin1992Claudio AbbadoSwedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber ChoirBerlin PhilharmonicCheryl StuderAndreas SchmidtDeutsche Grammophonrecorded live1992Daniel BarenboimChicago Symphony Chorus,Chicago Symphony OrchestraJanet WilliamsThomas HampsonErato1992André PrevinVienna State Opera Chorus,Royal Philharmonic OrchestraMargaret PriceSamuel RameyTeldec1992Alexander RahbariSlovak Philharmonic Choir,Slovak Radio Symphony OrchestraMiriam GauciEduard TumagianNaxos1995Herbert BlomstedtSan Francisco Symphony Chorus,San Francisco Symphony OrchestraWolfgang HolzmairDeccaGrammy Award for Best Choral Performance1995Kurt MasurWestminster Symphonic Choir,New York PhilharmonicSylvia McNairHåkan HagegårdTeldec1996Philippe HerrewegheLa Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent,Orchestre des Champs-ÉlyséesChristiane OelzeGerald FinleyHarmonia Mundi1997Cristian MandealCluj-Napoca State Philharmonic Choir,George & Enescu Bucharest Philharmonic OrchestraRamona EremiaGheorghe CrăsnaruArte Nova LC 034801998Frieder BerniusKammerchor Stuttgart,Klassiche Philharmonie StuttgartJulia BorchertMichael VolleCarus1999Craig JessopMormon Tabernacle Choir,Utah SymphonyJanice ChandlerNathan GunnTelarcEnglish-language version by Robert Shaw2002Wolfgang HelbichBremer Domchor,Kammer-Sinfonie Bremen Siri ThornhillKlaus MertensMDG2002André PrevinLondon Symphony Chorus,London Symphony OrchestraHarolyn BlackwellDavid Wilson-JohnsonLSO Live (LSO 0005)2003Gerd AlbrechtDanish National Choir,Danish National Symphony OrchestraInger Dam-JensenBo SkovhusChandos2004Michel CorbozEnsemble Vocal de Lausanne,Ensemble Instrumental de LausanneChrista GoetzeWerner LechteVirgin2006Simon RattleRundfunk Chor Berlin,Berlin PhilharmonicDorothea RöschmannThomas QuasthoffEMIrecorded live; Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance2008Robert SpanoAtlanta Symphony Chorus,Atlanta Symphony OrchestraTwyla RobinsonMariusz KwiecieńTelarc2010Karl-Friedrich BeringerWindsbacher Knabenchor,Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester BerlinJuliane BanseStephan GenzSony2010Nikolaus HarnoncourtMonteverdi Choir,Orchestre Révolutionnaire et RomantiqueGenia KühmeierThomas HampsonRCA Red Seal, 88697 7206622010Marek JanowskiBerlin Radio Choir,Berlin Radio Symphony OrchestraCamilla TillingDetlef RothPentatone PTC 51863612010Yannick Nézet-SéguinLondon Philharmonic Choir,London PhilharmonicElizabeth WattsStéphane DegoutLPO 00452010Valentin RaduAma Deus EnsembleTatyana Galitskaya Ed BaraLyrichord LYR CD 60142010Christian ThielemannBavarian Radio Choir,Munich Philharmonic OrchestraChristine SchäferChristian GerhaherUnitel Munich / C Major 703308 (DVD)2010Valery GergievSwedish Radio Choir,Rotterdam Philharmonic OrchestraSolveig KringelbornMariusz KwiecieńBIS DVD 17502011Hansjorg AlbrechtMunich Bach Choir,Munich Bach OrchestraRuth ZiesakKonrad JarnotOehms OC 7872011Paavo JärviSwedish Radio Choir,Frankfurt Radio Symphony OrchestraNatalie DessayLudovic TézierErato 62861002012Johannes FritzschMelbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus,Melbourne Symphony OrchestraNicole CarTeddy Tahu RhodesABC Classics 47648112012John Eliot GardinerMonteverdi Choir,Orchestre Révolutionnaire et RomantiqueKatharine FugeMatthew BrookSoli Dei Gloria SDG 7062013Marin AlsopLeipzig MDR Radio Choir,MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony OrchestraAnna Lucia RichterStephan GenzNaxos 8.5729962013Philippe HerrewegheCollegium Vocale Gent,Orchestre des Champs-ÉlyséesIlse EerensAndrew Foster-WilliamsChopin Institute NIFCDVD003 (DVD)2014Valery GergievLondon Symphony Chorus,London Symphony OrchestraSally MatthewsChristopher MaltmanLSO Live (LSO 0748)2014Roderich KreileDresdner Kreuzchor, Vocal Consort Dresden,Dresden PhilharmonicSibylla RubensDaniel OchoaBerlin Classics (0300569BC)2014Helmuth RillingGächinger Kantorei,Bach-Collegium StuttgartDonna Brown Gilles CachemailleHänssler Classic HAEN911022014Antoni WitWarsaw Philharmonic Choir,Warsaw Philharmonic OrchestraChristiane Libor Thomas E. BauerNaxos (NX 3061)2015Mariss JansonsNetherlands Radio Choir,Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraGenia Kühmeier Gerald FinleyRCO Live RCO150032016Jan Willem de VriendRotterdam Symphony Chorus,Residentie OrchestraRenate Arends Thomas OliemansChallenge Classics CC727382019Daniel HardingSwedish Radio Choir,Swedish Radio Symphony OrchestraChristiane KargMatthias Goerneharmonia mundi (HMM902635)2019Daniel ReussCapella Amsterdam,Orchestra of the 18th CenturyCarolyn SampsonAndré MorschGlossa, GCD 9211262020Ralf OttoBachchor Mainz,Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken KaiserslauternChristina GanschMatthias WinckhlerNaxos (8574273)2020Paavo JärviLatvian State Choir,Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie BremenValentina FarcasMatthias GoerneC Major 753208 (DVD)2023Ricardo CaseroOrquesta Reino de Aragón,Coro Amici MusicaeIwona Sobotka Isaac GalánHalidon 80306151640352024Edward GardnerBergen Philharmonic Orchestra and ChoirsJohanna Wallroth Brian MulliganChandos CHSA 52712025Raphaël PichonPygmalionSabine DevieilheStéphane DegoutHarmonia Mundi2025Masaaki SuzukiBach Collegium JapanMiku YasukawaJochen KupferBIS 27512025Ken-David MasurMilwaukee Symphony Chorus,Milwaukee Symphony OrchestraSonya HeadlamDashon BurtonMSO Classics
Additional recordings Two-piano and timpani version by Brahms ('London 1871' version) accentus Chamber Choir; Sandrine Piau (soprano); Stéphane Degout (baritone); Brigitte Engerer, Boris Berezovsky (pianists); Laurence Equilbey (conductor). Coro Records (2006) King's College Choir; Evgenia Rubinova (soprano); José Gallardo (baritone); Stephen Cleobury (conductor). EMI (2006) The Sixteen; Julie Cooper (soprano); Eamonn Dougan (baritone); Gary Cooper, Christopher Glynn (pianists); Harry Christophers (conductor). Coro Records (2006) Vasari Singers; Claire Seaton (soprano); Colin Campbell (baritone); Jeremy Filsell, Roderick Chadwick (pianists); Jeremy Backhouse (conductor). Guild GMCD7302 (2007) WDR Rundfunkchor Köln; Simone Nold (soprano), Kay Stiefermann (baritone), Ian Pace, Mark Knoop (piano), Peter Stracke (timpani); Rupert Huber (oonductor). Neos Classics NEOS30803 (2008) EuropaChorAkademie; Fionnuala McCarthy (soprano), Michael Volle (baritone), Jonathan Alder, Thorsten Kaldewei (pianists); Benjamin Heil (timpani); Joshard Daus (oonductor). Glor Classics GC09191 (2010) Rundfunkchor Berlin; Marlis Petersen (soprano), Konrad Jarnot (baritone); Philip Mayers, Philip Moll (pianists); Simon Halsey (conductor). Coviello COV41006 (2010)