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Date & Time
Sun, May 25, 2025, 11:00Jürgen Leuke's review in the Stuttgarter Zeitung, titled "Music with a Sting," discusses Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem" conducted by Helmut Rilling. Composed for the reconsecration of Coventry Cathedral after its destruction in WWII, the requiem incorporates poems by Wilfred Owen, serving as a poignant reminder and indictment of war's devastating impact.A summary from original text in German | Read the original
Keywords: Vocal Music
Musicians
Agnes Lipka | Soprano |
Markus Francke | Tenor |
Thomas Laske | Bass |
Rainer Schrapers | Piano |
Michael Bottenhorn | Organ |
Mädchenchor am Kölner Dom | Ensemble |
Oliver Sperling | Rehearsal |
Lewisham Choral Society | Ensemble |
KölnChor | Ensemble |
Rheinischer Kammerchor Köln | Ensemble |
Philharmonie Südwestfalen | Ensemble |
Dan Ludford-Thomas | Dirigent Kammerorchester |
Wolfgang Siegenbrink | Conductor |
Program
Benjamin Britten | War Requiem op. 66 für drei Solostimmen, gemischten Chor, Kinderchor, großes Orchester, Kammerorchester und Orgel. Texte aus der Missa pro Defunctis und aus Gedichten von Wilfred Owen |