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Work: War Requiem, Op.66

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ComposerBritten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1961
Work typeOrchestral
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LondonEdward Gardner conducts Britten’s War Requiem

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Royal Festival Hall, Sat 26 Sep at 19:00
Britten: War Requiem, Op.66
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner; Natalya Romaniw; Allan Clayton; Benjamin Appl; London Philharmonic Choir
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CoventryBritten’s War Requiem

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Coventry Cathedral, Wed 11 Nov at 19:30
Britten: War Requiem, Op.66
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Irina Lungu; Andrew Staples; Christian Gerhaher; CBSO Chorus
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LucerneA Call for Peace

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Culture and Congress Centre: Concert Hall, Tue 17 Nov at 19:30
Britten: War Requiem, Op.66
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Cambridge Choir of Trinity College; Lukas Sternath; Irina Lungu; Christian Gerhaher
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A deeply committed War Requiem by Jonathan Nott and Tokyo Symphony

Jonathan Nott © T Tairadate | TSO
Nahoko Gotoh, 19 Jul
Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War 2, Jonathan Nott conducts Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem in his final season as Music Director of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.
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Searing War Requiem from Pappano and the LSO at the BBC Proms

Natalya Romaniw © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Mark Valencia, 17 Aug
The London Symphony Orchestra has a mighty history with Britten’s magnum opus and has this score in their collective DNA. 
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In tempore belli: Britten's War Requiem at the Elbphilharmonie

Teodor Currentzis © Daniel Dittus
Alexander Hall, 16 Jun
As Teodor Currentzis' time in charge of the SWR Symphony Orchestra draws to a close, he bids farewell in a series of nationwide performances of Britten's memorial to the pity of war.
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StuttgartTeodor Currentzis conducts Britten's War Requiem

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On demand from Liederhalle: Beethoven-Saal, Stuttgart, Until 31 Jul 23:59
Britten: War Requiem, Op.66
SWR Symphony Orchestra; Teodor Currentzis; Irina Lungu; Allan Clayton; Matthias Goerne; Knabenchor Collegium Iuvenum Stuttgart
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The art of memory: classical music for mourning

Cover of the first edition of Le tombeau de Couperin (1918) designed by Ravel himself © Public domain | Bibliothèque nationale de France
Danny Riley, 28 Oct
From fulfilling funerary functions, to eulogising friends and fellow artists, or lamenting the waste of war: here are some of the finest examples of music written in mourning.
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Bachtrack top ten: Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten © Hans Wild | Wikimedia Commons
Mark Pullinger, 22 Nov
A tour of Britten, celebrating the finest works by the composer who launched the English operatic renaissance. 
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