Britten: War Requiem
Galina Vishnevskaya, Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; choirs; Melos Ensemble; LSO, Benjamin Britten
Decca 4785433 (2 CDs & blu-ray audio)
Decca have done Britten, and one of their genuinely iconic recordings, proud. Newly-remastered, this fifty year-old recording sounds as if it were made yesterday. The work fits handily onto a single CD, with the invaluable rehearsal extracts taking up the second disc. Best of all is an audio blu-ray of the performance which, for those with the set-up, provides studio-quality of blistering power and definition. It is touching that such an important, moving document has been restored to such a level.
*****
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