War requiem 1962 - Gabrieli consort & players

Description

After the acclaimed recordings of Berlioz’s Grande Messe des Morts and Mendelssohn’s Elias, Paul McCreesh has once again brought together the massive forces of the Gabrieli Consort & Players and the Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir to record one of the emblematic masterpieces of the 20th-century oratorio repertoire. The work reflects B. Britten’s pacifist and committed convictions. Composed to mark the reconsecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, Britten combines the Latin text of the Missa pro Defunctis with nine First World War poems by the poet Wilfred Owen. Paul McCreesh’s previous recordings have been distinguished by numerous prestigious awards, including a Gramophone Award, BBC Music Magazine Award and two Diapason d’Or.