Martin Handley introduces a concert given at Birmingham's Symphony Hall comprising two choral works from the Lutheran tradition - Bach's Cantata No 21 and a work by an admirer, Brahms, for which it was a model. Anu Komsi (soprano) James Rutherford (baritone) City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Orchestra Sakari Oramo (conductor) Bach: Cantata No 21 (Ich hatte viel Bekummernis) Brahms: A German Requiem.