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The War Requiem, Op. 66, is a British choral and orchestral composition by Benjamin Britten, composed mostly in 1961 and completed in January 1962. The War Requiem was performed for the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, which was built after the original fourteenth-century structure was destroyed in a World War II bombing raid.
Follow the text of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, compiled from poems by Wilfred Owen and the Latin Mass for the Dead.
Aug 29, 2014 · Britten: War Requiem - YouTube. Scherzo Music. 6.73K subscribers. Subscribed. 1.9K. 255K views 9 years ago. Benjamin Britten: Composer (and conductor) London Symphony Orchestra Melos Ensemble...
Learn the harrowing story behind Britten's beautiful opera, War Requiem, which is considered an act of reparation for those lost or impacted by wartime Britain.
In 1962 the world’s attention turned to war-torn Coventry. In the city's newly built cathedral, Britten’s War Requiem was about to receive its symbolic world premiere. Michael White tells the story.
Benjamin Britten’s pacifist masterpiece War Requiem, premiered in 1962, is among the greatest settings of a liturgical text, linking past and present by interweaving poems on the horrors of war by WWI poet Wilfred Owen.
Nov 1, 2023 · One of the greatest choral works of the twentieth century, Britten's War Requiem was written for the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962. Find out more about War Requiem including an introductory guide.
