Britten - War Requiem (with works by Penderecki & Berg)
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten - War Requiem (with works by Penderecki & Berg)
Kari Lovaas, Theo Adam, Anthony Roden, Dresdner Philharmonie, Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
[ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Sunday 12 June 2016
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The common theme of the three works presented on these 2 CD is Death, the transience of earthly existence. Britten's famous and substantial War Requiem was written in commemoration of the 2nd World War victims, dedicated to the people of the destroyed city of Coventry, Penderecki's Threnody is dedicated to the victims of Hiroshima, and Alban Berg's moving Violin Concerto is written "to the memory of an angel", the death of the 19 year old daughter of Alma Mahler.
Performances conducted by the great East‐German conductor Herbert Kegel, a specialist in 20th century masterworks. He conducts the Dresdner Philharmonie and the Leipzig Radio‐Sinfonieorchester, soloists include the great Kari Lövaas and Theo Adam.
A reissue from the rich archives of Berlin Classics, treasures from the DDR.
Tracks:
Britten - War Requiem
Penderecki - Threnody 'to the Victims of Hiroshima'
Berg - Violin Concerto 'In Memory of an Angel'
