Benjamin BrittenWar Requiem

Label:

Decca – SET 252-3

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Test Pressing, Stereo
Box Set

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Classical

Style:

Modern

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 AtKingsway Hall
  • Printed ByMacNeill Press Ltd.
  • Published ByBoosey & Hawkes
  • Lacquer Cut AtDecca Studios
  • Pressed ByDecca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.

Credits

  • Baritone VocalsDietrich Fischer-Dieskau
  • ChoirHighgate School Choir*
  • ChorusThe Bach Choir
  • Chorus MasterDavid Willcocks
  • Chorus Master [Director Of Music Highgate School Choir]Edward Chapman
  • Composed ByBenjamin Britten
  • ConductorBenjamin Britten
  • Engineer [Recording]Kenneth Wilkinson
  • EnsembleMelos Ensemble*
  • Lacquer Cut ByE (24) (tracks: B1 to D)
  • Liner Notes [Commentary]John Culshaw
  • Liner Notes [Preface]William Plomer
  • OrchestraLondon Symphony Orchestra
  • OrganSimon Preston
  • Photography ByLotte Meitner-Graf
  • Producer [Recording]John Culshaw
  • Soprano VocalsGalina Vishnevskaya
  • Technician [Chamber Organ Built By]Noel Mander
  • Tenor VocalsPeter Pears
  • Words By [Poems]Wilfred Owen

Notes

Two double sided test pressings in mono box with release booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): ZAL-5927-1D
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): ZAL-5928-1D

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War Requiem (2×LP, Mono, Box Set, ) Decca MET 252-3, MET 252/3 UK 1963
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War Requiem (2×LP, Stereo, ffss Release, Autocoupled, Box Set, ) London Records OSA 1255 US 1963
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War Requiem (2×LP, Stereo, EP1, Box Set, ) Decca SET 252-3, SET 252/3 UK 1963
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War Requiem (2×LP, Mono, Box Set, ) London Records A 4255 US 1963
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War Requiem (2×LP, Stereo, Box Set, ) Decca SET 252-3, SET 252/3 UK 1963

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