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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
RecommendedGalina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) & Simon Preston (organ)
London Symphony Orchestra, Melos Ensemble, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Highgate School Choir & The Bach Choir, Benjamin Britten
Britten was writing personally for three muses who had all shared the wartime experience...His incandescent commitment to pacificism and horror at the failure of humanism blazes forth...As you... —
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Building a Library, November 2009, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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Grammy Awards, 6th Awards (1963), Best Choral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 6th Awards (1963), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Grammy Awards, 6th Awards (1963), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Britten: War Requiem
RecommendedHeather Harper (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Martyn Hill (tenor)
Choristers of St Paul`s Cathedral, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Hickox
Britten's War Requiem is the composer's most public statement of his pacifism.
The work is cast in six movements and calls for massive forces: full chorus, soprano soloist and full orchestra... —Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Engineering
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Building a Library, June 2017, Also Recommended
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
RecommendedSusan Gritton (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Christopher Maltman (baritone)
Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir, Gabrieli Young Singers Scheme, Trebles of The Choir of New College Oxford & Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh
[McCreesh's] New College choristers have the ideal mix of celestial glow and nimble impatience; his orchestra is wonderfully articulate. And the sound picture has the greatest depth of range... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2014, Choral Award Winner
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Britten: War Requiem
Recommended2023 remastering
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) & Simon Preston (organ), London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Melos Ensemble, Highgate School Choir & The Bach Choir, Benjamin Britten
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Shortlisted - Technical Achievement
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
Annette Dasch, James Taylor & Christian Gerhaher
Festival Ensemble Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling
The orchestra sounds almost human in its emotional involvement, while the choral singing is of the highest order. Add the beautiful solo performances and it’s impossible to recommend this highly... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2008, Editor's Choice
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Britten: War Requiem
RecommendedHeather Harper (soprano). Philip Langridge (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Roderick Elms (organ)
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral, Richard Hickox
'Drawing on a disciplined and dedicated response from his London Symphony forces, Hickox masterminds a stirring display (ideally balanced by the Couzens production team) that scales genuine... —
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Engineering
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Special offer. Britten: War Requiem, Penderecki: Tren & Berg: Violin Concerto
Kari Lövaas (soprano), Anthony Roden (tenor), Theo Adam (bass-baritone), Hansjürgen Scholze (organ), Manfred Scherzer (violin)
Leipzig Radio Orchestra, Dresden Cathedral Boys Choir, Leipzig Radio Chorus, Herbert Kegel
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
RecommendedChristine Goerke (soprano), Richard Stilwell (baritone), Richard Clement (tenor)
Shenandoah Conservatory Choir, Maryland Boys Choir, Washington Chorus, Washington Orchestra, Robert Shafer
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Grammy Awards, 42nd Awards (1999), Best Choral Performance
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Special offer. Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes
Elisabeth Söderström (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor) & Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), John Westbrook (orator)
Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, CBSO Chorus & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon...
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
Christine Brewer (soprano), Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor) & Gerald Finley (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir & Tiffin Boys’ Choir, Kurt Masur & Neville Creed (chamber orchestra)
arguably the finest trio of soloists since the original performance under the composer...Christine Brewer, Gerald Finley, and Anthony Dean Griffey are all superb in their clean focus, pure and... —
