| Description |
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Note |
Choral work for soprano, tenor, and baritone soloists, boys' choir, mixed chorus, organ, and orchestra. |
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Title from container. |
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Settings of nine poems by the World War I footsoldier poet Wilfred Owen are interpolated into Britten's setting of the Latin Requiem Mass. |
| Performer |
Erin Wall, soprano ; Mark Padmore, tenor ; Hanno Müller-Brachmann, baritone ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ; CBSO Chorus ; CBSO Youth Chorus ; Andris Nelsons, conductor. |
| Credits |
Producer, Magdalena Herbst ; video director, Ute Feudel. |
| Event |
Live 50th anniversary performance from Coventry Cathedral, 30 May 2012. |
| System Details |
DVD 9; NTSC; sound format PCM stereo., DD 5.1; picture format 16:9; region code 0. |
| Note |
Program notes by Michael Foster in English, with French and German translations ([15] p. : ports.) inserted in container. |
| Summary |
The War Requiem was written for the reconsecration of Coventry Cathedral and was first performed there 30 May 1962. Coventry Cathedral had been destroyed during the Battle of Britain in World War II. Britten was commissioned to write a piece for the ceremony marking the completion of a new cathedral built along side the the ruins of the original millenium-old structure. This performance marks to the day the 50th anniversary of the premiere performance at Coventry Cathedral. |
| Language |
Sung in Latin and English; subtitles in English, French, German and Spanish. |
| Genre/Form |
Requiems.
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Requiems.
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| Subject |
Owen, Wilfred, 1893-1918 -- Musical settings.
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Owen, Wilfred, 1893-1918. |
| Genre/Form |
Musical settings.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Musical settings.
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| Added Author |
Owen, Wilfred, 1893-1918.
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Wall, Erin, 1975-2020.
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Padmore, Mark.
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Müller-Brachmann, Hanno, 1970-
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Nelsons, Andris.
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Herbst, Magdalena.
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Feudel, Ute.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
War requiem.
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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Chorus.
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City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus.
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Unitel Classica (Firm)
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ZDF/Arte (Firm)
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Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai.
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Arts Council England. The Space.
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Arthaus Musik (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
807280165999 |
| Music No. |
101 659 Arthaus Musik |
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