Benjamin Britten – War Requiem
Tracklist
War Requiem, Op. 66 | |||
A1 | I Requiem Aeternam | ||
A2 | II Dies Irae (Part One) | ||
B1 | II Dies Irae (Conclusion) | ||
B2 | III Offertorium | ||
C1 | IV Sanctus | ||
C2 | V Agnus Dei | ||
D | VI Libera Me |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – The Decca Record Company Limited
- Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
- Lacquer Cut At – Decca Studios
- Pressed By – Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.
Credits
- Baritone Vocals – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
- Choir – Highgate School Choir*, The Bach Choir
- Chorus – London Symphony Orchestra Chorus*
- Chorus Master [Bach Choir, LSO Chorus] – David Willcocks
- Chorus Master [Highgate School Choir] – Edward Chapman
- Composed By, Conductor – Benjamin Britten
- Engineer [Recording] – Kenneth Wilkinson
- Ensemble – Melos Ensemble*
- Lacquer Cut By – D (36) (tracks: A1, A2), E (24) (tracks: B1 to D)
- Liner Notes [Preface] – William Plomer
- Lyrics By [Poems] – Wilfred Owen
- Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
- Organ – Simon Preston
- Photography By – Ilse Buhs, Lotte Meitner-Graf
- Producer [Recording], Liner Notes [Commentary] – John Culshaw
- Soprano Vocals – Galina Vishnevskaya
- Technician [Chamber Organ Built By] – Noel Mander
- Tenor Vocals – Peter Pears
Notes
Records are auto-coupled: Sides 1 & 4 on Record One and Sides 2 & 3 on Record Two.
Includes a 16-page 12" booklet with liner notes and sung texts
Words from 'Missa pro Defunctis' sung in Latin.
In loving memory of
- Roger Burney (Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve)
- Piers Dunkerley (Captain, Royal Marines)
- David Gill (Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy)
- Michael Halliday (Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Lieutenant)
The portrait of Wildred Owens from the collection of Mr. Harold Owen.
The poems reproduced in the text of the requiem by kind permission of the publishers, Chatto & Windus Limited and Mr. Harold Owen.
Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London on January 3rd 4th 5th 7th 8th and 10th 1963.
(on center-labels and on box: full frequency range recording; ffrr)
© 1963, The Decca Record Company Limited, London
Exclusive U.S. Agents
London Records, Inc., New York, N.Y.
Made in England by the Decca Record Co. Ltd.
London Records
539 W. 25th St.
New York, NY 10001
Includes a 16-page 12" booklet with liner notes and sung texts
Words from 'Missa pro Defunctis' sung in Latin.
In loving memory of
- Roger Burney (Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve)
- Piers Dunkerley (Captain, Royal Marines)
- David Gill (Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy)
- Michael Halliday (Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Lieutenant)
The portrait of Wildred Owens from the collection of Mr. Harold Owen.
The poems reproduced in the text of the requiem by kind permission of the publishers, Chatto & Windus Limited and Mr. Harold Owen.
Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London on January 3rd 4th 5th 7th 8th and 10th 1963.
(on center-labels and on box: full frequency range recording; ffrr)
© 1963, The Decca Record Company Limited, London
Exclusive U.S. Agents
London Records, Inc., New York, N.Y.
Made in England by the Decca Record Co. Ltd.
London Records
539 W. 25th St.
New York, NY 10001
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Other (Record 1 - Catalog Number): OS 25784
- Other (Record 2 - Catalog Number): OS 25785
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Label): ZAL 5927
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Label): ZAL 5928
- Matrix / Runout (Side C - Label): ZAL 5929
- Matrix / Runout (Side D - Label): ZAL 5930
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Runout): ZAL-5927-1D CB
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Runout): ZAL-5928-2E CC
- Matrix / Runout (Side C - Runout): ZAL-5929-7E B
- Matrix / Runout (Side D - Runout): ZAL-5930-2E CH
Other Versions (5 of 60)
View AllTitle (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | War Requiem (2×LP, Mono, Box Set, ) | Decca, Decca | MET 252-3, MET 252/3 | UK | 1963 | ||
Recently Edited | War Requiem (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Ed 1, Box Set, ) | Decca, Decca | SET 252-3, SET 252/3 | UK | 1963 | ||
War Requiem (2×LP, Mono, Box Set, Album) | London Records | A 4255 | US | 1963 | |||
New Submission | War Requiem (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, ) | Decca, Decca | SET 252-3, SET 252/3 | UK | 1963 | ||
New Submission | War Requiem (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, ) | Decca, Decca | SET 252-3, SET 252/3 | UK | 1963 |
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