Benjamin Britten - Galina Vishnevskaya • Peter Pears • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau • Bach-Choir, Chöre Des London Symphony Orchestra Und Der Highgate School • Melos Ensemble • London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten - War Requiem - Kriegs-Requiem, Op. 66 FLAC

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Credits

• Baritone Vocals – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
• Choir – Highgate School Choir, The Bach Choir
• Chorus – London Symphony Orchestra Chorus
• Chorus Master [Bach Choir], Chorus Master [LSO Chorus] – David Willcocks
• Chorus Master [Highgate School Choir] – Edward Chapman
• Composed By, Conductor – Benjamin Britten
• Engineer – Kenneth Wilkinson
• Ensemble – Melos Ensemble
• Lyrics By [Poems Translation: English to German], Words By ["Missa Pro Defunctis" Translation: Latin to German] – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Ludwig Landgraf
• Lyrics By [Poems] – Wilfred Owen
• Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
• Organ – Simon Preston
• Photography By – Ilse Buhs, Lotte Meitner-Graf
• Photography By [Box Cover] – Harro Wolter
• Producer [Recording] – John Culshaw
• Soprano Vocals – Galina Vishnevskaya
• Tenor Vocals – Peter Pears

Notes

Box set with 2 LPs and a 8-page 12" stapled booklet with liner notes, sung texts and photos.

Booklet info:
Recording location: Kingsway Hall, London, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 & 10 January 1963.
Sung text of "Missa Pro Defunctis", in Latin, and sung poems, in English, also with credited translation to German.
Uncredited liner notes in German (only).
Organ built by Noel Mander.
© 1980 by TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH, 2000 Hamburg 19.

Front cover info:
Round printed sticker with "Ausgezeichnet mit dem Amerikanischen Schallplattenpreis".
Round printed sticker with "Deutscher Schallplattenpreis".
Square printed sticker with "Grand Prix du Disque".
"Edison" printed sticker.

Spine string: "DECCA Britten: War Requiem • Britten 6.35157 (2LPs) EK".

Back cover info:
6.35157 EK boxed on top right.
2 LPs STEREO.
"Mit Werkeinfuhrüng und vollständigen Gesangtexten" = With liner notes and complete vocal texts inside.
Made in Germany.
TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH Heussweg 25 2000 Hamburg 19 (Western Germany)
℗ 1969

Center-labels info:
Complete title: "War Requiem, Op. 66 (Kriegs-Requiem) Messetext aus der "Missa Pro Defucntis" - Verse von Wilfred Owen)".

Manufactured by TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH, Hamburg 19, Germany.
℗ 1969

Barcodes

• Other (Record 1 Category): 6.35157-1
• Other (Record 2 Category): 6.35157-2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped side A ("A-B-Ⅲ" hand-etched)): 6.35157-01-1/1 Manufactured in Germany A-B-Ⅲ
• Matrix / Runout (Runout hand-etched side B ("Manufactured in Germany ℗ 1973 Z̷A̷L̷ ̷5̷9̷2̷8̷" stamped.): 6.35157-01-2 Manufactured in Germany ℗ 1973 Z̷A̷L̷ ̷5̷9̷2̷8̷ A-B-Ⅱ
• Matrix / Runout (Runout hand-etched side C ("Manufactured in Germany ℗ 1973 Z̷A̷L̷ ̷5̷9̷2̷9̷" stamped.): 6.35157-02-1 Manufactured in Germany ℗ 1973 Z̷A̷L̷ ̷5̷9̷2̷9̷ A-B-Ⅱ
• Matrix / Runout (Runout hand-etched side D ("Manufactured in Germany ℗ 1973 Z̷A̷L̷ ̷5̷9̷3̷0̷" stamped.): 6.35157-02-2 Manufactured in Germany ℗ 1973 Z̷A̷L̷ ̷5̷9̷3̷0̷ A-B-Ⅱ
• Other (Booklet code#): 6.35157-00-501
• Other (Category suffix): EK
• Label Code: LC 0171
• Other (Inner sleeve code#): N/407 43/3/1

Companies

• Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
• Manufactured By – TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH
• Published By – Copyright Control

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