Benjamin Britten - War Requiem
| Genre: | Classical |
| Singer: | Benjamin Britten |
| Title: | War Requiem |
| Short-info: | Label:
Decca – SET 252-3,
Decca – SET 252/3
Type: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Box Set Country: UK Date of released: 1963 Category: Classical Style: Modern |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1664 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1881 mb |
| Digital formats: | MP3 FLAC AUD XM ADX WMA VOC RA DTS |
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Tracklist
| War Requiem Opus 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.
- Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
- Printed By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
- Published By – Boosey & Hawkes
Credits
- Baritone Vocals – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
- Choir – Highgate School Choir*
- Chorus – The Bach Choir, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus*
- Chorus Master – David Willcocks
- Chorus Master [Director Of Music Highgate School Choir] – Edward Chapman
- Composed By – Benjamin Britten
- Conductor – Benjamin Britten
- Engineer [Recording] – Kenneth Wilkinson
- Ensemble – Melos Ensemble*
- Liner Notes [Commentary] – John Culshaw
- Liner Notes [Preface] – William Plomer
- Mastered By – D (tracks: A1 to A2), E (tracks: B1 to D)
- Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra*
- Organ – Simon Preston
- Photography By – Ilse Buhs, Lotte Meitner-Graf
- Producer [Recording] – John Culshaw
- Soprano Vocals – Galina Vishnevskaya
- Technician [Chamber Organ Built By] – Noel Mander
- Tenor Vocals – Peter Pears
- Words By [Poems] – Wilfred Owen
Notes
Original grooved wide band purple labels with "Original recording By.." at 10 o'clockLabelography code: EP1
Recording First Published 1963
Recorded on 3-5, 7, 8 & 10 January 1963
Includes a 16-page 12" booklet with liner notes and sung texts
Mono version released with catalog# MET 252-3 / MET 252/3
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Other (Record 1 Catalog# on label): SET.252
- Other (Record 2 Catalog# on label): SET.253
- Matrix / Runout (Side A (stamped)): ZAL-5927-4E
- Matrix / Runout (Side B (stamped)): ZAL-5928-5E
- Matrix / Runout (Side C (stamped)): ZAL-5929-7E
- Matrix / Runout (Side D (stamped)): ZAL-59304E
- Other (Tax code on labels): K/T
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SET 252-3, SET 252/3 | Benjamin Britten | War Requiem (2xLP, Album + Box) | Decca, Decca | SET 252-3, SET 252/3 | UK | 1963 |
| SET 252-3, SET 252/3 | Benjamin Britten | War Requiem (2xLP, Album, RE + Box) | Decca, Decca | SET 252-3, SET 252/3 | UK | 1979 |
| 414 383-2 | Benjamin Britten - Vishnevskaya* - Pears* - Fischer-Dieskau* | Benjamin Britten - Vishnevskaya* - Pears* - Fischer-Dieskau* - War Requiem (2xCD, Album, RM) | London Records | 414 383-2 | US | 1985 |
| 6.35157 EK | Benjamin Britten | War Requiem - Kriegs-Requiem, Op. 66 (2xLP, RE, DMM + Box) | Decca | 6.35157 EK | Germany | Unknown |
| SET 252-3, SET 252/3 | Benjamin Britten | War Requiem (2xLP + Box) | Decca, Decca | SET 252-3, SET 252/3 | UK | Unknown |
