Decca Classics is proud to mark the 60th anniversary of Britten’s 1963 recording of his War Requiem with a new high-definition transfer of this double GRAMMY Award-winning album. The product suite includes an audiophile vinyl edition mastered at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios; Hybrid SACD; and a Dolby Atmos eAlbum release. Benjamin Britten's War Requiem remains a powerful testament to the enduring impact of war on humanity.Tracklist: CD 11. Requiem aeternam2. Requiem aeternam Chorus3. What Passing Bells for These who die as Cattle? Tenor II. Dies irae4. Dies irae Chorus5. Bugles Sang, Saddening the Evening Air Baritone6. Liber Scriptus Soprano7. Out there, We've Walked quite Friendly up to Death Tenor & Baritone8. Recordare Jesu pie Chorus9. Be Slowly Lifted Up Baritone10. Dies irae Chorus11. Lacrimosa dies illa Soprano & Chorus12. Move Him into the Sun Tenor III. Offertorium13. Domine Jesu Christe14. So Abram Rose, and Clave the Wood IV. Sanctus15. Sanctus Soprano & Chorus16. After the Blast of Lightning from the East Baritone V. Agnus Dei17. One ever Hangs Where Shelled Roads Part Tenor & chorus VI. Libera me18. Libera me, Domine Chorus19. It Seemed that out of Battle I Escaped Tenor20. Let Us Sleep Now ... In Paradisum Baritone, Tenor, Boys, Soprano & Chorus CD 2These recordings were made using the courtesy microphone by the conductor’s Podium and a microphone in the producer’s control room. Hence the sound is mono.1. Requiem aeternam – Rehearsal2. Dies irae – Rehearsal of the opening section3. Dies irae – Discussion in the control room between Britten and Galina Vishnevskaya (via her interpreter), then between John Culshaw and Galina Vishnevskaya4. Dies irae – Rehearsal of end of movement5. Offertorium – Rehearsal6. Sanctus – Rehearsal7. Sanctus – Discussion in the control room between Britten and Galina Vishnevskaya (via her interpreter)8. Agnus Dei – Discussion in the control room between Britten, Peter Pears and John Culshaw9. Libera me – Discussion in the control room between Britten and John Culshaw10. Libera me – Rehearsal11. Libera me – Rehearsal of closing page12. Closing remarks
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