Britten: War Requiem Op.66
Label: Helicon Catalog: HEL029645 Format: CD The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor; Edith Wiens, soprano; Nigel Robson, tenor; Hakan Hagegard, baritone; The Prague Philharmonic Choir, directed by Pavel Kuhn; The "Ankor" Children's Choir, directed by Dafna Ben-YohananBenjamin Britten "My subject is War and the pity of War" wrote Wilfred Owen, of whom Benjamin Britten said "he is the greatest of our war poets, and one of the most original poets of the 20th century". It was Owen's poems which Britten chose to use, alongside the text from the Missa Pro Defunctis, when he decided to write this majestic liturgical work. Price: $35.98 |