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Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20, for orchestra is a sinfonia written by Benjamin Britten in 1940 at the age of 26. [1] [2] It was one of several works commissioned from different composers by the Japanese government to mark Emperor Jimmu 's 2600th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Empire (taken to be 11 February 660 BCE from birth of Emperor Jimmu).
Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations; Sinfonia da Requiem; Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo by Benjamin Britten released in 1995. Find album reviews, t...
Les Illuminations ( The Illuminations ), Op. 18, is a song cycle by Benjamin Britten, first performed in 1940. It is composed for soprano or tenor soloist and string orchestra, and sets verse and prose poems written in 1872–1873 by Arthur Rimbaud, part of his collection Les Illuminations .
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1995 CD release of "Les Illuminations / Sinfonia Da Requiem / Seven Sonnets Of Michelangelo" on Discogs.
- 7
- CD, Compilation, Mono
- UK
- NMC (3)-NMC D030
Jun 7, 2023 · London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Hickox.I - Lacrymosa. Andante ben misurato (♩. = 40) - Con moto - Largamente, ma con animo deliberato - (attac...
- 22 min
- 1968
- Sergio Cánovas
The composer’s own analysis of his Sinfonia da requiem follows: “I. Lacrymosa. A slow marching lament in a persistent 6/8 rhythm with a strong tonal center on D. There are three main motives: 1) a syncopated, sequential theme announced by the cellos and answered by a solo bassoon; 2) a broad theme, based on the interval of a major seventh ...
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Oct 19, 2022 · Conductor Thomas Jung explores Benjamin Britten’s deeply moving Sinfonia da Requiem, the music behind Jiří Kylián’s Forgotten Land. ‘In September 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II, the government of Japan commissioned new works from several composers to celebrate a major anniversary: 2,600 years of the ruling dynasty of the Japanese emperor, Hirohito.
