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War requiem : op. 66 ; Sinfonia da requiem : op. 20 ; Ballad of heroes : op. 14
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- Creator
- Benjamin Britten
- Format
- Sound Recordings
- Languages
- No linguistic content, English, Latin
- Contributors
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- Harper, Heather, performer
- Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010, performer
- Shirley-Quirk, John, performer
- Elms, Roderick, performer
- Hill, Martyn, performer
- Hickox, Richard, 1948-2008
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. War requiem
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Sinfonia da requiem
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Ballad of heroes
- London Symphony Orchestra
- London Symphony Chorus
- St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England). Choristers
- Publication
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- Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos, [1991]
- ℗1991
- Physical Details
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- 2 audio discs (62 min., 64 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (39 pages : portraits)
- OCLC
- ocm50571755
- Credits
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- London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus ; Richard Hickox, conductor ; with, in the 1st work: Heather Harper, soprano ; Philip Langridge, tenor ; John Shirley-Quirk, bass-baritone ; Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral ; Roderick Elms, organ ; and chamber orchestra ; in the 3rd work: Martyn Hill, tenor
- Durations: 01:02:00; 01:04:00.
- The 2nd work for orchestra.
- Title from container.
- Program notes in English with German and French translations and texts in English and Latin (39 p. : ports) laid in container.
- Recorded in St. Jude's Church, Central Square, London, Feb. 24-28, 1991.
- Compact discs.
- The 1st work combines the Latin liturgical text with English poems by Wilfred Owen.
- War requiem : op. 66 (85:04) -- Sinfonia da requiem : op. 20 (21:47) -- Ballad of heroes : op. 14 (18:17)