# Johannes Brahms — Ein deutsches Requiem

Johannes Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem (1868) is No. 8 in our Romantic ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1868
- **On one list:** Romantic
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Johannes Brahms](https://waxonia.com/artist/johannes-brahms/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/johannes-brahms--ein-deutsches-requiem/

## What we say

### No. 8 in [Romantic](https://waxonia.com/genre/romantic/)

A requiem in German, assembled from scripture chosen to comfort the living rather than to judge the dead, with no mention of Christ. Brahms's answer to a form he did not believe in.

## Listen

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