War requiem : op. 66 ; Sinfonia da requiem : op. 20 ; Ballad of heroes : op. 14 /

War requiem : op. 66 ; Sinfonia da requiem : op. 20 ; Ballad of heroes : op. 14 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Uniform title:	Works Selections
Imprint:	[Colchester, Essex, England] : Chandos, [2007]
Description:	1 online resource (1 sound file)
Language:	English
Subject:	Owens, Wilfred -- Musical settings. Requiems. Symphonies. Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra. Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra. Requiems. Symphonies. Musical settings.
Format:	E-Resource Streaming Audio Music recording Audio
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9330389

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Other title:	Sinfonia da requiem. Ballad of heroes.
Other uniform titles:	Hickox, Richard, 1948-2008 Harper, Heather. Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010. Shirley-Quirk, John. Elms, Roderick. Hill, Martyn. Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. War requiem. Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Sinfonia da requiem. Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Ballad of heroes.
Other authors / contributors:	London Symphony Orchestra. London Symphony Chorus. St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England). Choristers.
Notes:	The 1st work combines the Latin liturgical text with English poems by Wilfred Owens. The 2nd work for orchestra. Streaming audio. Durations: 85:04; 21:47; 18:17. 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. Recorded in St. Jude's Church, Central Square, London, Feb. 24-28, 1991.
Standard no.:	GBLWD9108701 GBLWD9108702 GBLWD9108703 GBLWD9108704 GBLWD9108705 GBLWD9108801 GBLWD9108802 GBLWD9108803 GBLWD9108804 GBLWD9108805 GBLWD9108806 GBLWD9108807
Publisher's no.:	CHAN8983-84 Chandos

Table of Contents:

Disc 1. War requiem : op. 66 : for soprano, tenor, baritone, boys' choir, chorus, orchestra, chamber orchestra and organ. Requiem aeternam ; Dies irae ; Offertorium ; Sanctus ; Agnus Dei ; Disc 2. Libera me
Sinfonia da requiem : op. 20 : for orchestra. Lacrymosa ; Dies irae ; Requiem aeternam
Ballad of heroes : op. 14 : for tenor, chorus and orchestra. Funeral march ; Scherzo (Dance of death) ; Recitative and choral.