BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976)

War Requiem

 

Phyllis Curtin, soprano; Nicholas Di Virgilio, tenor; and Tom Krause, baritone

Boston Symphony Orchestra / Erich Leinsdorf

 

Recorded 1963

 

An outspoken pacifist, composer Britten combined texts from the Latin Mass for the Dead with the sharply poignant writings of the World War I poet Wilfrid Owen to create one of the most gripping works of the modern classical repertoire. This video presents the historic 1963 American premiere of the War Requiem, as performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of its Music Director, Erich Leinsdorf. The soloists are Phyllis Curtin, soprano; Nicholas Di Virgilio, tenor; and Tom Krause, baritone. The DVD boasts a magnificent stereo soundtrack drawn from the Boston Symphony archives.

 

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