Brahms Requiem

In February of 1865, Johannes Brahms received a letter from his
brother saying: “If you want to see our Mother again come at
once.” Brahms rushed off to Hamburg but was two days too late. He
had long thought about composing a requiem but this seemed to be
the catalyst for him to finally write one. And it is a requiem
like no other. Selecting biblical but secular texts himself,
Brahms created what he called a "Human Requiem," a piece that is
a balm and a comfort to the living as they mourn the dead.