Album
War Requiem
Benjamin Britten
1963 · Classical
Rare pressing on Gatefold
War Requiem is a Classical album by Benjamin Britten, originally released in 1963. On Gatefold: 67 pressings tracked.
About
The War Requiem, Op. 66, is a large-scale, non-liturgical setting of the Requiem Mass composed by Benjamin Britten mostly in 1961 and completed in January 1962. The War Requiem was performed for the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, which was built after the original fourteenth-century structure was destroyed in a World War II bombing raid. The traditional Latin texts are interspersed, in telling juxtaposition, with settings of poems by Wilfred Owen, written in World War I. The work is scored for soprano, tenor and baritone soloist, choru, boys' choir, organ, and two orchestras (a full orchestra and a chamber orchestra). The chamber orchestra accompanies the intimate settings of the English poetry, while soprano, choirs and orchestra are used for the Latin sections; all forces are combined in the conclusion. .
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Tracklist
- 1Britten: War Reqiuem, Op. 66: Opening Announcements and Introduction3:28
- 2Britten: War Reqiuem, Op. 66: I. Requiem Aeternam9:45
- 3Britten: War Reqiuem, Op. 66: II. Dies irae26:43
- 4Britten: War Reqiuem, Op. 66: III. Offertorium10:11
- 5Britten: War Reqiuem, Op. 66: IV. Sanctus10:28
- 6Britten: War Reqiuem, Op. 66: V. Agnus Dei4:38
- 7Britten: War Reqiuem, Op. 66: VI. Libera me22:13
- 8Britten: War Reqiuem, Op. 66: Closing Announcements1:13
Sound DNA
- Classical
- Modern & Contemporary
- cavernous
- mournful
- political
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Dietrich Fischer-DieskauBARITONE VOCALS
- Benjamin BrittenCONDUCTOR
- London Symphony OrchestraORCHESTRA
- Melos Ensemble Of LondonORCHESTRA
- Simon PrestonORGAN
- Galina VishnevskayaSOPRANO VOCALS
- Peter PearsTENOR VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 67 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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