If you're referring to the composer, I couldn't agree with you more!
I'm not a pianist, but I've done considerable choral work in the past, in both men's and mixed ensembles. Two works rank very high on my favorites list (even higher than Deutches Requiem): Alto Rhapsody for solo alto, men's chorus and orchestra, and Schicksalslied (Song of Fate) for mixed chorus and orchestra (or keyboard transcription).
Zum Wohl,
John