The vinyl cut at Abbey Road Studios is the first LP release of the secret recording of Britten's rehearsals for the War Requiem since the sole pressing gifted by Decca to Britten on his 50th birthday in November 1963. The expansive booklet includes excerpts from John Culshaw's autobiography Putting the Record Straight; reminiscences from three of the original 1963 Decca recording crew; technical notes; detailed essays on the War Requiem; and rare and new photographs.
2 I. Requiem Aeternam: B. What Passing Bells for These Who Die As Cattle?
3 II. Dies Irae: A. Dies Irae
4 II. Dies Irae: B. Bugles Sang, Saddening the Evening Air
5 II. Dies Irae: C. Liber Scriptus
6 II. Dies Irae: D. Out There, We've Walked Quite Friendly Up to Death
7 II. Dies Irae: E. Recordare Jesu Pie
8 II. Dies Irae: F. Be Slowly Lifted Up
9 II. Dies Irae: G. Dies Irae
10 II. Dies Irae: H. Lacrimosa Dies Illa
11 II. Dies Irae: I. Move Him Into the Sun
12 III. Offertorium: A. Domine Jesu Christe
13 III. Offertorium: B. So Abram Rose, and Clave the Wood
- Disc 2 -
1 IV. Sanctus: A. Sanctus
2 IV. Sanctus: B. After the Blast of Lightning from the East
3 V. Agnus Dei: One Ever Hangs Where Shelled Roads Part
4 VI. Libera Me: A. Libera Me, Domine
5 VI. Libera Me: B. It Seemed That Out of Battle I Escaped
6 VI. Libera Me: C. Let Us Sleep Now... in Paradisum
- Disc 3 -
1 Requiem Aeternam
2 Dies Irae
3 Dies Irae
4 Dies Irae
5 Offertorium
6 Sanctus
7 Sanctus
8 Agnus Dei
9 Libera Me
10 Libera Me
11 Libera Me
12 Closing Speech
The vinyl cut at Abbey Road Studios is the first LP release of the secret recording of Britten's rehearsals for the War Requiem since the sole pressing gifted by Decca to Britten on his 50th birthday in November 1963. The expansive booklet includes excerpts from John Culshaw's autobiography Putting the Record Straight; reminiscences from three of the original 1963 Decca recording crew; technical notes; detailed essays on the War Requiem; and rare and new photographs.
