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Britten: Sinfonia Da Requiem / Gloriana Suite / Sea Interludes

11/1/2005, 18 Tracks, 1:12:12

Featuring

  • Osian Ellis
  • Kieron Moore
  • Steuart Bedford
  • Alexander Taylor
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten

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Composition History

The Sinfonia da Requiem was commissioned by the Japanese government in 1939 to mark the 2,600th anniversary of the imperial dynasty, but was rejected due to its apparent Christian content.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Britten avoided musical nationalism and the insular debt to folk-music of his older compatriots, instead profiting from a wider European context.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Benjamin Britten, born in Lowestoft in 1913, showed early gifts as a composer and studied with Frank Bridge.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Britten's work owed much to his friendship and constant companionship with the singer Peter Pears, for whom he wrote many principal operatic roles.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in Abbey Studio 1, London, UK, from July 15th to 17th, 1989.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Steuart Bedford is recognized as a leading expert on Benjamin Britten's works, having collaborated with the composer and conducted the world première of Britten's opera Death in Venice.

Source: Booklet

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