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The War Requiem, first performed on 30 May 1962, was commissioned to mark the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, which was built after the original 14th-century structure was destroyed in a World War II bombing raid.
Aug 29, 2014 · Benjamin Britten: Composer (and conductor)London Symphony OrchestraMelos EnsembleLondon Symphony Orchestra ChorusHighgate School ChoirThe Bach ChoirGalina Vi...
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- REQUIEM AETERNAM. Chorus. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine; et lux perpetua luceat eis. Lord, grant them eternal rest; and let the perpetual light shine apon them.
- DIES IRAE. Chorus. Dies irae, dies illa, Solvet saeclum in favilla: Teste David cum Sibylla. Quantus tremor est futurus, Quando Judex est venturus, Cuncta stricte discussurus!
- OFFERTORIUM. Boys. Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae, libera animas omnium fidelium. defunctorum de poenis inferni, et de profundo lacu: libera eas de ore leonis, ne absorbeat eas.
- SANCTUS.
Learn the harrowing story behind Britten's beautiful opera, War Requiem, which is considered an act of reparation for those lost or impacted by wartime Britain.
First performed in May 1962, Benjamin Britten ’s powerful Requiem was commissioned for the reopening of the newly-built Coventry Cathedral. The piece, combines English poetry with Latin Requiem Mass, and is sung by soloists and two large choruses.
Benjamin Britten's War Requiem is one of the most powerful statements in music about war and the futility of war. The work was commissioned and first performed to mark the opening of a new...
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Benjamin Britten’s pacifist masterpiece War Requiem, premiered in 1962, is among the greatest settings of a liturgical text, linking past and present by interweaving poems on the horrors of war by WWI poet Wilfred Owen.
