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Britten - War Requiem Op 66 | VAI DVDVAI4429

Britten - War Requiem Op 66

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Label: VAI

Cat No: DVDVAI4429

Barcode: 0089948442998

Format: DVD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 30th September 2007

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Contents

Artists

Phyllis Curtin (soprano)
Nicholas di Virgilio (tenor)
Tom Krause (baritone)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus Pro Musica
Columbus Boychoir

Conductor

Erich Leinsdorf

Works

Britten, Benjamin

War Requiem, op.66

Artists

Phyllis Curtin (soprano)
Nicholas di Virgilio (tenor)
Tom Krause (baritone)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus Pro Musica
Columbus Boychoir

Conductor

Erich Leinsdorf

About

An outspoken pacifist, composer Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) combined texts from the Latin Mass for the Dead with the sharply poignant writings of the World War I poet Wilfrid Owen to create one of the most gripping works of the modern classical repertoire.

This video presents the historic 1963 American premiere of the War Requiem, as performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of its Music Director, Erich Leinsdorf. The soloists are Phyllis Curtin, soprano; Nicholas Di Virgilio, tenor; and Tom Krause, baritone.

The DVD boasts a magnificent stereo soundtrack drawn from the Boston Symphony archives.

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