Benjamin Britten: War Requiem op.66 (2 Super Audio CDs)

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Heather Harper, Philip Langridge, Martyn Hill, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox

2 Super Audio CDs

SACD (Super Audio CD)

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+Sinfonia da Requiem; Ballad of Heroes op. 14

Sound Format:: stereo & multichannel (Hybrid)
Artists:: Heather Harper, Philip Langridge, Martyn Hill, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
Label:: Chandos
Year of recording ca.:: 90
Item number:: 7484803
UPC/EAN:: 0095115500729
Release date:: 14.4.2003

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»The surround dimension adds enormously to the focus and involvement, so that in the War Requiem Brittens' layering of the musicians' is as compelling in the listening room as it is at a concert.« Gramophone

»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 heights in the ›Agnus Dei‹ and ›Libera me‹. Both Philip Langridge and John Shirley-Quirk are at their authoritative, sensitive best - and what a joy to hear Heather Harper in the part she sang at the work's 1962 first performance.« Gramophone

Reviews

H. -C. v. Dadelsen in FonoForum 3/92: »...musikalisch wie auch klangtechnisch herausragende Einspielung.«

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Disk 1 von 2 (SACD)

War Requiem op. 66

1 1. Requiem aeternam
2 2. Dies irae
3 3. Offertorium
4 4. Sanctus
5 5. Agnus Dei

Disk 2 von 2 (SACD)

1 6. Libera me

Sinfonia da Requiem op. 20

2 1. Lacrymosa: Andante ben misurato
3 2. Dies irae: Allegro con fuoco - Alla marcia - Avanti!
4 3. Requiem aeternam: Andante molto tranquillo

Ballad of Heroes op. 14

5 1. Funeral march: Allegro moderato - Lento alla marcia
6 2. Scherzo: Dance of death: Allegro con fuoco - Molto pesante - Allegro con fuoco
7 3. Recitative and choral: Lento quasi recitativo - Lento e tranquillo - Epilogue: Tempo 1 (Funeral march)