November 22, 2013 marks the 100th birthday of Benjamin Britten, and Warner Classics pays tribute to this key figure of 20th century music with this brand new recording of his War Requiem, featuring a superstar line up of soloists - Anna Netrebko, Ian Bostridge and Thomas Hampson - and renowned conductor Antonio Pappano leading the Orchestra, Coro e Voci Bianche Dell'accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
18 War Requiem, Op. 66, Libera Me: "Libera Me" (Soprano, Chorus)
19 War Requiem, Op. 66, Libera Me: 'It Seemed That Out of Battle I Escaped" (Tenor, Baritone)
20 War Requiem, Op. 66, Libera Me: "None Said the Other'" (Tenor, Baritone)
21 War Requiem, Op. 66, Libera Me: "Let Him Sleep Now" (Tenor, Baritone)..."Requiescant in Pace" (Childrens' Choir, Chorus)
November 22, 2013 marks the 100th birthday of Benjamin Britten, and Warner Classics pays tribute to this key figure of 20th century music with this brand new recording of his War Requiem, featuring a superstar line up of soloists - Anna Netrebko, Ian Bostridge and Thomas Hampson - and renowned conductor Antonio Pappano leading the Orchestra, Coro e Voci Bianche Dell'accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
