Description |
2 audio discs (82 min.) : digital, stereophonic ; 4 3/4 in. |
Playing Time |
012121 |
Note |
London: 414 383-2 (414 384-2--414 385-2). |
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Latin text from Missa pro defunctis ; poems by Wilfred Owen. |
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Sung in Latin and English. |
Performer |
Galina Vishnevskaya, soprano ; Peter Pears, tenor ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; Bach Choir ; London Symphony Orchestra Chorus ; Highgate School Boys' Choir ; Simon Preston, organ ; Melos Ensemble ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Benjamin Britten, conductor. |
Event |
Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London, January, 1963. |
Note |
Originally released in 1963. |
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Ed. recorded: Boosey & Hawkes. |
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Compact discs; analog recording. |
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Program notes in English by Christopher Palmer, and text in Latin and English, both with German and French translations (57 p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
Contents |
I Requiem aeternam -- II Dies irae -- III Offertorium -- IV Sanctus -- V Agnus Dei -- VI Libera me. |
Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
Subject |
Owen, Wilfred, 1893-1918 -- Musical settings.
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Requiems.
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Added Author |
Vishnevskai︠a︡, Galina, 1926-2012. Performer.
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Pears, Peter, 1910-1986. Performer.
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Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-2012. Performer.
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Preston, Simon. Performer.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Conductor.
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Owen, Wilfred, 1893-1918.
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Bach Choir (London, England) Performer.
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Highgate School. Boys' Choir. Performer.
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London Symphony Orchestra. Performer.
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Melos Ensemble. Performer.
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London Symphony Chorus. Performer.
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Added Title |
War requiem
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Standard No. |
2894143832 |
Music No. |
414 383-2 (414 384-2, 414 385-2) London |
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