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Britten: War Requiem (World Premiere) - Harper, Pears, Fischer-Dieskau; Britten. Coventry, 1962
$16.95
Description:
Pros:
- This recording marks the World Premiere of one the most important work for chorus and orchestra in the second half of the 20th century: Britten's War Requiem.
- Peter Pears and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, obliquely representing the German and English sides of World War II, exchange poignant readings of Wilfred Owen's poetry.
- Heather Harper is radiant in the soprano solos. Her achievement is doubly impressive considering she was sight-reading the part! (Galina Vishnevskaya had visa issues and couldn't in to the UK.)
Cons:
- None to mention.
In Mono
OD 12100-2
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10/21/2024
Göran F.
SwedenExcellent world premiere
It was very much on the level of the studio recording and Heather Harper was was in no waysecond best to Vishnevskaya. The sound cannot measure up with the studio version but is fully acceptable.
