Composer: Benjamin Britten
Performer: Emily Magee, Mark Padmore, Christian Gerhaher, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Tölz Boys’ Choir
Orchestra: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: BR Klassik
Catalogue: 900120
Release: 2013
Size: 327 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
War Requiem, op. 66
CD 01
01. Requiem aeternam
02. Dies Irae
03. Offertorium
CD 02
01. Sanctus
02. Agnus Dei
03. Libera Me
This release commemorates the life of the English composer Benjamin Britten, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year. Britten, who in May 1942 refused to fight in World War II, began working in 1960 on a “War Requiem”. In March of this year, during the performances by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Mariss Jansons, the work delivered its shattering impact once again – due not only to the Tölz Boys’ Choir but also an outstanding trio of soloists.