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Britten: War Requiem (World Premiere) - Harper, Pears, Fischer-Dieskau; Britten. Coventry, 1960
Britten: War Requiem (World Premiere) - Harper, Pears, Fischer-Dieskau; Britten. Coventry, 1960 Britten: War Requiem (World Premiere) - Harper, Pears, Fischer-Dieskau; Britten. Coventry, 1960

Britten: War Requiem (World Premiere) - Harper, Pears, Fischer-Dieskau; Britten. Coventry, 1962

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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