2x CD
War Requiem
Album by Benjamin Britten; Galina Vishnevskaya, Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau
Released 1963
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1War Requiem, op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam: Requiem aeternamBenjamin Britten5:57
- 2War Requiem, op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam: What passing bells for these who die as cattle?Benjamin Britten3:38
- 3War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Dies iraeBenjamin Britten3:37
- 4War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Bugles sang, saddening the evening airBenjamin Britten2:34
- 5War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Liber scriptus profereturBenjamin Britten2:57
- 6War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Out there, we've walked quite friendly up to DeathBenjamin Britten1:57
- 7War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Recordare Jesu pieBenjamin Britten4:30
- 8War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Be slowly lifted upBenjamin Britten2:10
- 9War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: ConfutatisBenjamin Britten1:11
- 10War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Lacrimosa dies illaBenjamin Britten1:54
- 11War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Move him into the sunBenjamin Britten4:50
- 12War Requiem, op. 66: III. Offertorium: Domine Jesu ChristeBenjamin Britten3:30
- 13War Requiem, op. 66: III. Offertorium: So Abram rose, and clave the woodBenjamin Britten6:08
- CD 2
- 1War Requiem, op. 66: IV. Sanctus: Sanctus, sanctus, sanctusBenjamin Britten6:06
- 2War Requiem, op. 66: IV. Sanctus: After the blast of lightning from the EastBenjamin Britten3:50
- 3War Requiem, op. 66: V. Agnus Dei: One ever hangs where shelled roads partBenjamin Britten3:40
- 4War Requiem, op. 66: VI. Libera me: Libera me, DomineBenjamin Britten7:36
- 5War Requiem, op. 66: VI. Libera me: It seemed that out of battle I escapedBenjamin Britten9:33
- 6War Requiem, op. 66: VI. Libera me: Let us sleep now / In ParadisumBenjamin Britten5:33
More by Benjamin Britten, Galina Vishnevskaya, Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau
Release credits
- conductor
- baritone vocals [1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.13, 2.2, 2.5-6]
- choir vocals [2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6, 1.1-3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9-13]
- performing orchestra [1.1-3, 1.5, 1.7-13, 2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6]
- performer [1.1-2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.11-13, 2.2-3, 2.5-6]
- tenor vocals [1.2, 1.6, 1.11, 1.13, 2.3, 2.5-6]
- organ [1, 12-13]
- chorus master [1.1-3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9-13, 2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6]
- choir vocals [1.1-3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9-13, 2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6]
- soprano vocals [1.5, 1.10-11, 2.1, 2.4, 2.6]
Issues
W
W2x 12" Vinyl1963
W2x 12" Vinyl1963- W2x CD1985
W2x CD1985
W2x CD1 April 1999
W2x CD1999
W2x CD16 May 2006
W2011
WDigital Media (2023 remaster)3 November 2023