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The article says "It is one of the most rarely performed pieces by Brahms mostly due to its difficulty, leaving only more experienced choirs able to perform it." What an odd thing to say. We just performed Nanie and the German Requiem, and let me assure you that the German Requiem is much more difficult. Nanie does require really good control, particularly the first pianissimo phrase for the sopranos, but the work is not really all that tough to sing and sing well. I don't have any citation for that, so obviously it's not a relevant comment for the article, but still ... what an odd thing to say. Rtcutler (talk) 15:48, 25 September 2012 (UTC) rtcutler, Houston Symphony Chorus bass.[reply]
Agreed. It is not at all difficult to perform and it's not all that rare. It's probably done more often than anything besides the Deutsches Requiem. It's odd that the editor doesn't mention that it's a great masterpiece, either. NaySay (talk) 18:59, 17 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I agree also. Based on my own experience in singing this in a 150-voice choir, this piece is no more difficult than Brahm's Geman Requiem, which we also performed, and which is often done. Further, a number of recordings are available, including this one by the Atlanat Symphony: [1].
I have accordingly removed this claim. Wikimikef (talk) 19:14, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
