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Masur conducts Britten's War Requiem

BENJAMIN BRITTEN 1913-1976
War Requiem

Benjamin Britten's great artistic statement of pacifism is a modern classic: an unprecedented treatment of the Latin texts of the Requiem set alongside acerbic and often overtly contradictory verse by Wilfred Owen. Captured in a live performance on the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, featuring singers Christine Brewer (soprano), Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor) and Gerald Finley (baritone) and conducted by known peace activist, the Orchestra's Principal Conductor Kurt Masur, this account of Britten's extraordinary masterpiece is indispensible.

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BENJAMIN BRITTEN 1913-1976

37:17 WAR REQUIEM

01 6:40 Requiem aeternam
02 4:04 Anthem for Doomed Youth What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
03 3:34 Dies irae
04 3:01 But I Was Looking At The Permanent Stars Bugles sang, saddening the evening air
05 3:24 Liber scriptus proferetur
06 1:41 The Next War Out there, we've walked quite friendly up to Death
07 3:24 Recordare
08 1:07 Confutatis maledictis
09 3:07 On Seeing A Piece of Our Heavy Artillery Brought into Action Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm
10 2:04 Lacrimosa
11 5:03 Futility Move him into the sun
12 3:45 Offertorium
13 6:32 Parable of the Old Men and the Young So Abram rose, and clave the wood
14 3:07 Sanctus
15 3:03 Benedictus
16 3:54 The End After the blast of lightning from the East
17 3:43 Agnus Dei
18 6:58 Libera me
19 8:37 Strange Meeting It seemed that out of battle I escaped
20 6:27 'Let us sleep now...'

KURT MASUR conductor
NEVILLE CREED conductor (chamber orchestra) and chorus master
CHRISTINE BREWER soprano
ANTHONY DEAN GRIFFEY tenor
GERALD FINLEY baritone
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
LONDON PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
BORIS GARLITSKY
leader (chamber orchestra)
PIETER SCHOEMAN leader (symphony orchestra)
TIFFIN BOYS' CHOIR
SIMON TOYNE
conductor (Tiffin Boys' Choir)

Recorded live at the ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, London

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1 Super Audio CD
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Recorded in 24bit at 44.1 kHz

Recording producer
Andrew Walton,
K&A Productions Ltd
Recording engineer
Eleanor Thomason
Technical engineer
Andrew Beer

Recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall on 8 May 2005

Publisher
Boosey and Hawkes
Music Publishers Ltd
Cover photo
Joe Dilworth
Artwork
Harrison & Co Creative

Booklet text in English and German
contains full track listing
Total playing time 83:22

LPOSA 0010
© 2005 London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd
(P) 2006 London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd


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