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CHSA 5007
Multiple Set of 2 CDs
Britten: War Requiem/ Sinfonia da Requiem/Ballad of Heroes
Running Time: 118:09
Release Date: March 2003
Composer (1913-1976)
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
Solo soprano*
Heather Harper
Heather Harper
Tenor Voice tenor*
Philip Langridge
Philip Langridge
Solo tenor†
Martyn Hill
Martyn Hill
Bass-Baritone Voice bass-baritone*
John Shirley-Quirk
John Shirley-Quirk
Choral *†
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Chorus
Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Richard Hickox
Richard Hickox
Venue
St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead
St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead
Producer
Brian Couzens
Brian Couzens
Engineer
Ralph Couzens
Ralph Couzens
Engineer (Assistant)
Ben Connellan
Ben Connellan
Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos
Orchestral & Concertos
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War Requiem
SUPER AUDIO COMPACT DISC ONE
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
(1913-1976)War Requiem, Op. 66*
85:14
For soprano, tenor, baritone, boys' choir, chorus, orchestra, chamber orchestra and organ
Text: Missa pro Defunctis/Wilfred Owen
1.
I
Requiem aeternam
10:37
2.
II
Dies irae
27:12
3.
III
Offertorium
9:28
4.
IV
Sanctus
3:45
5.
V
Agnus Dei
3:45
61:58
SUPER AUDIO COMPACT DISC TWO
1.
VI
Libera me
23:16
Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral
John Scott director
Roderick Elms organ
Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
21:47
For orchestra
2.
I
Lacrymosa. Andante ben misurato
8:47
3.
II
Dies irae. Allegro con fuoco - Alla marcia - Avantil
5:27
4.
III
Requiem aeternam. Andante molto tranquillo
7:32
Ballad of Heroes, Op. 14†
18:20
For tenor, chorus and orchestra
Text: W.H. Auden, Randall Swingler
5.
I
Funeral March. Allegro moderato - Lento alla marcia
6:30
6.
II
Scherzo. Dance of Death. Allegro con fuoco - MOlto pesante - Allegro con fuoco
4:23
7.
III
Recitative and Choral. Lento quasi recitativo - Lento e tranquillo - Epilogue. Tempo 1 (Funeral March)
7:27
63:40
Solo: Heather Harper soprano*
Solo: Martyn Hill tenor†
Choral: London Symphony Chorus *†
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox
24-28 February 1991
