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The War Requiem, Op. 66, is a choral and orchestral composition by Benjamin Britten, composed mostly in 1961 and completed in January 1962.
- REQUIEM AETERNAM. Chorus. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine; et lux perpetua luceat eis. Lord, grant them eternal rest; and let the perpetual light shine apon them.
- DIES IRAE. Chorus. Dies irae, dies illa, Solvet saeclum in favilla: Teste David cum Sibylla. Quantus tremor est futurus, Quando Judex est venturus, Cuncta stricte discussurus!
- OFFERTORIUM. Boys. Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae, libera animas omnium fidelium. defunctorum de poenis inferni, et de profundo lacu: libera eas de ore leonis, ne absorbeat eas.
- SANCTUS.
Learn the harrowing story behind Britten's beautiful opera, War Requiem, which is considered an act of reparation for those lost or impacted by wartime Britain.
Aug 29, 2014 · Britten: War Requiem. Scherzo Music. 6.74K subscribers. Subscribed. 1.9K. 256K views 9 years ago. Benjamin Britten: Composer (and conductor) London Symphony Orchestra Melos Ensemble ...more ...
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Feb 26, 2015 · In commemoration of the 100th year anniversary of World War One, Southbank Centre staged a special performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem featuring hundreds of young performers back in...
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Britten's War Requiem: how Britten came to compose his top work. In 1962 the world’s attention turned to war-torn Coventry. In the city's newly built cathedral, Britten’s War Requiem was about to receive its symbolic world premiere. Michael White tells the story.
Benjamin Britten’s pacifist masterpiece War Requiem, premiered in 1962, is among the greatest settings of a liturgical text, linking past and present by interweaving poems on the horrors of war by WWI poet Wilfred Owen. Quick Facts.