Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort, Wrocław Philharmonic Choir - Britten: War Requiem, 1962 (2013) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. War Requiem, Op. 66: I. First Movement
02. War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Second Movement

CD2
01. War Requiem, Op. 66: III. Third Movement
02. War Requiem, Op. 66: IV. Fourth Movement
03. War Requiem, Op. 66: V. Fifth Movement
04. War Requiem, Op. 66: VI. Sixth Movement



Following their acclaimed recordings of Berlioz's Grande Messe des Morts and Mendelssohn's Elijah, Paul McCreesh has once again assembled the mass forces of Gabrieli Consort & Players and Wroclaw Phiharmonic Choir to record one of the iconic masterpieces of the 20th century oratorio repertoire. The work reflects Britten's long-held and committed pacifist beliefs. Composed to mark the consecration of a new Cathedral in Coventry, Britten combines the Latin text of the Missa pro Defunctiswith nine poems by the First World War poet Wilfred Owen, which provide a moving (and frequently uncomfortable) commentary on the liturgical text.

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