1913 – 1976 Op. 66 CD1 37:17 01 6:43 Requiem aeternam 02 4:03 What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? 03 3:33 Dies irae 04 3:01 Bugles sang britten 05 3:23 Liber scriptus proferetur war requiem 06 1:40 Out there, we’ve walked quite friendly up to Death 07 3:24 Recordare 08 1:06 Confutatis maledictis 09 3:06 Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm 10 2:04 Lacrimosa 11 5:05 Move him into the sun

CD2 46:15 01 3:46 Offertorium conductor 02 6:30 So Abram rose, and clave the wood 03 3:06 Sanctus CHRISTINE BREWER soprano 04 3:03 Benedictus ANTHONY DEAN GRIFFEY 05 3:53 After the blast of lightning from the East 06 3:41 Agnus Dei GERALD FINLEY baritone 07 6:58 Libera me LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA and CHOIR 08 8:37 It seemed that out of battle I escaped 09 6:26 ‘Let us sleep now…’ KURT MASUR conductor NEVILLE CREED conductor (chamber orchestra) and chorus master CHRISTINE BREWER soprano ANTHONY DEAN GRIFFEY tenor GERALD FINLEY baritone LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA and CHOIR BORIS GARLITSKY leader (chamber orchestra) PIETER SCHOEMAN leader (symphony orchestra) TIFFIN BOYS’ CHOIR simon toyne conductor (Tiffin Boys’ Choir) LPO – 0010 Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem The opening Requiem Aeternam begins ‘In Paradisum’ from the Requiem and the War Requiem in the tragic world of D minor, recalling words are taken up by all the soloists and the early Sinfonia da Requiem. Its funeral chorus in a great wave of benediction. ‘My subject is War, and the pity of War. the medieval cathedral which had been march rhythms, punctuated by tolling At the War Requiem’s first performance The Poetry is in the pity… All a poet can almost entirely destroyed by bombs in 1940. bells, alternate with the ethereal sounds of in May 1963, Britten had hoped to have do today is warn.’ Wilfred Owen’s words Britten came up with a radically innovative boys’ voices – Britten’s innocent observers British, German and Russian soloists stand at the head of the score of Benjamin scheme. He decided to intersperse the – accompanied by organ. The huge Dies Irae as a visible symbol of reconciliation, Britten’s War Requiem, his great artistic movements of the Latin Mass for the Dead, contains within it four of the Owen settings. but the Soviets would not allow Galina statement of pacifism. Britten was a set for soprano, boys’ and mixed chorus, and Its main material is a halting quick march, a Vishnevskaya to stand on the same stage pacifist throughout his life. At school he large orchestra, with poems by Owen - the chilling musical image of the laden troops as Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, so Heather had refused to join the Officers’ Training most searingly subversive of the First World going ‘over the top’ and stumbling towards Harper (who also appears on LPO-0002 Corps, and his anti-war attitudes were War poets - for tenor and baritone soloists, their deaths. After the Offertorium, the Haitink conducts Britten) took her place. stimulated by long conversations with with chamber orchestra. Although Britten start of the Sanctus, with its harsh, brilliant The final hushed ‘Amen’ was followed by a his composition teacher Frank Bridge respected the teachings of the Church, he bells and solo soprano flourishes, recalls long, stunned silence (and a similar silence about the First World War. In the 1930s was not a Christian, and the Owen poems Orthodox liturgy; then the freely chanting followed the live recording captured on he was actively engaged with the Peace he chose sometimes implicitly criticise voices of the choir (Britten borrowing a this disc). Almost everyone in the audience Pledge Union, and he wrote several works the Requiem texts. So, for example, the sound remembered from Holst’s Hymn of realised they had witnessed the birth of promoting the cause of peace, notably the liturgical last trump in the Dies Irae, ‘Tuba Jesus) lead the music into an explosively that rare phenomenon, a modern classic. neglected Ballad of Heroes. On returning mirum, spargens sonum’ (‘the wondrous exultant D major, the work’s only moment The first recording of the work, conducted to England from the USA during the trumpet, scattering its sound’) is followed of triumph. In total contrast, the quietly by Britten, sold over 200,000 copies in Second World War, he and his partner Peter by Owen’s poem ‘Bugles sang, saddening undulating Agnus Dei interweaves the the first year of its release. Almost no Pears declared themselves conscientious the evening air’; and, most tellingly, the liturgy with Owen’s poem ‘At a Calvary near serious composer since has been able objectors. In his statement to the tribunal confident claim of the Offertorium, ‘quam the Ancre’ which makes telling references to communicate on such a wide scale, (from which they both succeeded in olim Abrahae promisisti, et semini eius’ to the Crucifixion; at the end the solo tenor and on such an important theme. In obtaining exemption from war service), (‘which thou didst promise of old to offers a clinching ‘Dona nobis pacem’. The the twenty-first century when, far from Britten declared: ‘The whole of my life has Abraham, and his seed’), is undermined Libera me returns to the funeral march retreating, war rages feverishly around been devoted to acts of creation… and I by Owen’s devastating reinterpretation of mood of the Requiem Aeternam. Its grinding the world, the War Requiem’s warning cannot take part in acts of destruction.’ the Abraham and Isaac story, ending with climax melts away into the misty purgatory message is still urgently relevant. The opportunity to express his deepest ‘the old man would not so, but slew his son of Owen’s ‘Strange meeting’, where dead feelings about war came in 1958 when – And half the seed of Europe, one by one’, German and British soldiers meet; the David Matthews Britten was asked to compose a large- lines that the solo tenor and baritone repeat former confesses ‘I am the enemy you killed scale work for the consecration of the new over and over again while the boys’ chorus my friend’, and offers forgiveness. Their Coventry Cathedral, built on the ruins of impotently sing the words of the liturgy. final ‘Let us sleep now’ is mingled with the Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem The opening Requiem Aeternam begins ‘In Paradisum’ from the Requiem and the War Requiem in the tragic world of D minor, recalling words are taken up by all the soloists and the early Sinfonia da Requiem. Its funeral chorus in a great wave of benediction. ‘My subject is War, and the pity of War. the medieval cathedral which had been march rhythms, punctuated by tolling At the War Requiem’s first performance The Poetry is in the pity… All a poet can almost entirely destroyed by bombs in 1940. bells, alternate with the ethereal sounds of in May 1963, Britten had hoped to have do today is warn.’ Wilfred Owen’s words Britten came up with a radically innovative boys’ voices – Britten’s innocent observers British, German and Russian soloists stand at the head of the score of Benjamin scheme. He decided to intersperse the – accompanied by organ. The huge Dies Irae as a visible symbol of reconciliation, Britten’s War Requiem, his great artistic movements of the Latin Mass for the Dead, contains within it four of the Owen settings. but the Soviets would not allow Galina statement of pacifism. Britten was a set for soprano, boys’ and mixed chorus, and Its main material is a halting quick march, a Vishnevskaya to stand on the same stage pacifist throughout his life. At school he large orchestra, with poems by Owen - the chilling musical image of the laden troops as Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, so Heather had refused to join the Officers’ Training most searingly subversive of the First World going ‘over the top’ and stumbling towards Harper (who also appears on LPO-0002 Corps, and his anti-war attitudes were War poets - for tenor and baritone soloists, their deaths. After the Offertorium, the Haitink conducts Britten) took her place. stimulated by long conversations with with chamber orchestra. Although Britten start of the Sanctus, with its harsh, brilliant The final hushed ‘Amen’ was followed by a his composition teacher Frank Bridge respected the teachings of the Church, he bells and solo soprano flourishes, recalls long, stunned silence (and a similar silence about the First World War. In the 1930s was not a Christian, and the Owen poems Orthodox liturgy; then the freely chanting followed the live recording captured on he was actively engaged with the Peace he chose sometimes implicitly criticise voices of the choir (Britten borrowing a this disc). Almost everyone in the audience Pledge Union, and he wrote several works the Requiem texts. So, for example, the sound remembered from Holst’s Hymn of realised they had witnessed the birth of promoting the cause of peace, notably the liturgical last trump in the Dies Irae, ‘Tuba Jesus) lead the music into an explosively that rare phenomenon, a modern classic. neglected Ballad of Heroes. On returning mirum, spargens sonum’ (‘the wondrous exultant D major, the work’s only moment The first recording of the work, conducted to England from the USA during the trumpet, scattering its sound’) is followed of triumph. In total contrast, the quietly by Britten, sold over 200,000 copies in Second World War, he and his partner Peter by Owen’s poem ‘Bugles sang, saddening undulating Agnus Dei interweaves the the first year of its release. Almost no Pears declared themselves conscientious the evening air’; and, most tellingly, the liturgy with Owen’s poem ‘At a Calvary near serious composer since has been able objectors. In his statement to the tribunal confident claim of the Offertorium, ‘quam the Ancre’ which makes telling references to communicate on such a wide scale, (from which they both succeeded in olim Abrahae promisisti, et semini eius’ to the Crucifixion; at the end the solo tenor and on such an important theme. In obtaining exemption from war service), (‘which thou didst promise of old to offers a clinching ‘Dona nobis pacem’. The the twenty-first century when, far from Britten declared: ‘The whole of my life has Abraham, and his seed’), is undermined Libera me returns to the funeral march retreating, war rages feverishly around been devoted to acts of creation… and I by Owen’s devastating reinterpretation of mood of the Requiem Aeternam. Its grinding the world, the War Requiem’s warning cannot take part in acts of destruction.’ the Abraham and Isaac story, ending with climax melts away into the misty purgatory message is still urgently relevant. The opportunity to express his deepest ‘the old man would not so, but slew his son of Owen’s ‘Strange meeting’, where dead feelings about war came in 1958 when – And half the seed of Europe, one by one’, German and British soldiers meet; the David Matthews Britten was asked to compose a large- lines that the solo tenor and baritone repeat former confesses ‘I am the enemy you killed scale work for the consecration of the new over and over again while the boys’ chorus my friend’, and offers forgiveness. Their Coventry Cathedral, built on the ruins of impotently sing the words of the liturgy. final ‘Let us sleep now’ is mingled with the war requiem Chorus Texts are taken from the Latin Requiem Mass and from the works of Wilfred Owen. Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy upon us. Christe eleison. Christ have mercy upon us. 01 Requiem Aeternam Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy upon us.

Chorus 03 DIES IRAE Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine Grant them eternal rest, Lord, et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine upon them. Chorus Boys Dies irae, dies illa Day of wrath, that day Solvet saeclum in favilla Shall dissolve the world in ashes Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion, A hymn becometh Thee, O God, in Sion, Teste David cum Sibylla. As David and the Sibyl testify. et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem. and a vow shall be paid to Thee in Jerusalem. Exaudi orationem meam, Hear my prayer, Quantus tremor est futurus How much trembling there will be ad te omnis caro veniet. to Thee all flesh shall come. Quando judex est venturus When the Judge has come Cuncta stricte discussurus. To weigh all things strictly. Tenor 02 What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Tuba mirum spargens sonum The trumpet scattering its wondrous sound Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Per sepulchra regionum Through the graves of every land Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Coget omnes ante thronum. Will drive all before the throne. Can patter out their hasty orisons. Mors stupebit et natura Death and nature will be astounded No mockeries for them from prayers or bells, Cum resurget creatura When creation rises again Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs - Judicanti responsura. To answer the Judge. The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires. Baritone 04 Bugles sang, saddening the evening air, What candles may be held to speed them all? And bugles answered, sorrowful to hear. Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of good-byes. Voices of boys were by the riverside, The pallor of girls’ brows shall be their pall; Sleep mothered them; and left the twilight sad. Their flowers the tenderness of silent minds, The shadow of the morrow weighed on men. And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds. Voices of old despondency resigned, Bowed by the shadow of the morrow, slept. war requiem Chorus Texts are taken from the Latin Requiem Mass and from the works of Wilfred Owen. Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy upon us. Christe eleison. Christ have mercy upon us. 01 Requiem Aeternam Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy upon us.

Chorus 03 DIES IRAE Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine Grant them eternal rest, Lord, et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine upon them. Chorus Boys Dies irae, dies illa Day of wrath, that day Solvet saeclum in favilla Shall dissolve the world in ashes Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion, A hymn becometh Thee, O God, in Sion, Teste David cum Sibylla. As David and the Sibyl testify. et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem. and a vow shall be paid to Thee in Jerusalem. Exaudi orationem meam, Hear my prayer, Quantus tremor est futurus How much trembling there will be ad te omnis caro veniet. to Thee all flesh shall come. Quando judex est venturus When the Judge has come Cuncta stricte discussurus. To weigh all things strictly. Tenor 02 What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Tuba mirum spargens sonum The trumpet scattering its wondrous sound Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Per sepulchra regionum Through the graves of every land Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Coget omnes ante thronum. Will drive all before the throne. Can patter out their hasty orisons. Mors stupebit et natura Death and nature will be astounded No mockeries for them from prayers or bells, Cum resurget creatura When creation rises again Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs - Judicanti responsura. To answer the Judge. The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires. Baritone 04 Bugles sang, saddening the evening air, What candles may be held to speed them all? And bugles answered, sorrowful to hear. Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of good-byes. Voices of boys were by the riverside, The pallor of girls’ brows shall be their pall; Sleep mothered them; and left the twilight sad. Their flowers the tenderness of silent minds, The shadow of the morrow weighed on men. And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds. Voices of old despondency resigned, Bowed by the shadow of the morrow, slept. CD1 cont 05 liber scriptus 07 recordare

Soprano and chorus Chorus Liber scriptus proferetur A book of writings shall be brought Recordare, Jesu pie, Remember, merciful Jesus, In quo totum continetur Containing everything Quod sum causa tuae viae, That I am the cause of Thy journey, Unde mundus judicetur. For which the world will be judged. Ne me perdas illa die. Let me not be lost on that day.

Judex ergo cum sedebit, Therefore when the Judge sits, Quaerens me sedisti lassus, Seeking me Thou didst weary Thyself, Redemisti crucem passus, To redeem me didst suffer on the cross, Quidquid latet apparebit, Whatever is hidden will appear, Tantus labor non sit cassus. Let not such travail be in vain. Nil inultum remanebit. Nothing will go unavenged. Juste judex ultionis, Just Judge of vengeance, Quid sum miser tunc dicturus, What shall I, wretch that I am, say then, Donum fac remissionis Grant me the gift of remission Quem patronum rogaturus Whose patronage shall I ask Ante diem rationis. Before the day of reckoning. Cum vix justus sit securus? When the righteous are hardly safe? Ingemisco tamquam reus, I groan as one guilty, Rex tremendae majestatis, King of dread majesty, Culpa rubet vultus meus, My countenance blushes with guilt, Qui salvandos salvas gratis, Who freely savest the redeemed, Supplicanti parce, Deus. Spare the suppliant, O God. Salve me, fons pietatis. Save me, fount of piety. Qui Mariam absolvisti Thou who didst absolve Mary Tenor and baritone Et latronem exaudisti And listen to the robber 06 Out there we’ve walked quite friendly up to Death; Mihi quoque spem dedisti. Hast given me hope also. Sat down and eaten with him, cool and bland - Pardoned his spilling mess-tins in our hand. Preces meae non sunt dignae, My prayers are unworthy, Sed tu, bonus fac benigne, But Thou, good Lord, have mercy, We’ve sniffed the green thick odour of his breath - Ne perenni cremer igne. Lest I burn in everlasting fire. Our eyes wept, but our courage didn’t writhe. He’s spat at us with bullets and he’s coughed Inter oves locum praesta, Allow me a place among the sheep, Shrapnel. We chorused when he sang aloft; Et ab haedis me sequestra, And from the goats divide me, We whistled while he shaved us with his scythe. Statuens in parte dextra. Setting me upon Thy right hand.

Oh, Death was never enemy of ours! 08 Confutatis maledictis When the wicked are confounded We laughed at him, we leagued with him, old chum. Flammis acribus addictis, And consigned to the bitter flames, No soldier’s paid to kick against his powers. Voca me cum benedictis. Call me with the blessed. We laughed, knowing that better men would come, And greater wars; when each proud fighter brags Oro supplex et acclinis, I pray, a kneeling suppliant, He wars on Death - for Life; not men - for flags. Cor contritum quasi cinis, My heart contrite as ashes, Gere curam mei finis Take into Thy care my end. CD1 cont 05 liber scriptus 07 recordare

Soprano and chorus Chorus Liber scriptus proferetur A book of writings shall be brought Recordare, Jesu pie, Remember, merciful Jesus, In quo totum continetur Containing everything Quod sum causa tuae viae, That I am the cause of Thy journey, Unde mundus judicetur. For which the world will be judged. Ne me perdas illa die. Let me not be lost on that day.

Judex ergo cum sedebit, Therefore when the Judge sits, Quaerens me sedisti lassus, Seeking me Thou didst weary Thyself, Redemisti crucem passus, To redeem me didst suffer on the cross, Quidquid latet apparebit, Whatever is hidden will appear, Tantus labor non sit cassus. Let not such travail be in vain. Nil inultum remanebit. Nothing will go unavenged. Juste judex ultionis, Just Judge of vengeance, Quid sum miser tunc dicturus, What shall I, wretch that I am, say then, Donum fac remissionis Grant me the gift of remission Quem patronum rogaturus Whose patronage shall I ask Ante diem rationis. Before the day of reckoning. Cum vix justus sit securus? When the righteous are hardly safe? Ingemisco tamquam reus, I groan as one guilty, Rex tremendae majestatis, King of dread majesty, Culpa rubet vultus meus, My countenance blushes with guilt, Qui salvandos salvas gratis, Who freely savest the redeemed, Supplicanti parce, Deus. Spare the suppliant, O God. Salve me, fons pietatis. Save me, fount of piety. Qui Mariam absolvisti Thou who didst absolve Mary Tenor and baritone Et latronem exaudisti And listen to the robber 06 Out there we’ve walked quite friendly up to Death; Mihi quoque spem dedisti. Hast given me hope also. Sat down and eaten with him, cool and bland - Pardoned his spilling mess-tins in our hand. Preces meae non sunt dignae, My prayers are unworthy, Sed tu, bonus fac benigne, But Thou, good Lord, have mercy, We’ve sniffed the green thick odour of his breath - Ne perenni cremer igne. Lest I burn in everlasting fire. Our eyes wept, but our courage didn’t writhe. He’s spat at us with bullets and he’s coughed Inter oves locum praesta, Allow me a place among the sheep, Shrapnel. We chorused when he sang aloft; Et ab haedis me sequestra, And from the goats divide me, We whistled while he shaved us with his scythe. Statuens in parte dextra. Setting me upon Thy right hand.

Oh, Death was never enemy of ours! 08 Confutatis maledictis When the wicked are confounded We laughed at him, we leagued with him, old chum. Flammis acribus addictis, And consigned to the bitter flames, No soldier’s paid to kick against his powers. Voca me cum benedictis. Call me with the blessed. We laughed, knowing that better men would come, And greater wars; when each proud fighter brags Oro supplex et acclinis, I pray, a kneeling suppliant, He wars on Death - for Life; not men - for flags. Cor contritum quasi cinis, My heart contrite as ashes, Gere curam mei finis Take into Thy care my end. CD1 cont Baritone Chorus 09 Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm, Pie Jesu Domine, Merciful Lord Jesus, Great gun towering towards Heaven, about to curse; Dona eis requiem. Amen. Grant them rest. Amen. Reach at that arrogance which needs thy harm, And beat it down before its sins grow worse; CD2 But when thy spell be cast complete and whole, 01 OFFERTORIUM May God curse thee, and cut thee from our soul! Boys Chorus and soprano Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae, Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, Dies irae… Day of wrath… libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum deliver the souls of all the faithful departed de poenis et de profundo lacu. from the pains of hell and from the deep pit. Libera eas de ore leonis, Deliver them from the lion’s mouth, 10 Lacrimosa ne absorbeat eas Tartarus, that hell may not swallow them, ne cadant in obscurum. and they may not fall into darkness. Lacrimosa dies illa Sorrowful that day Chorus Qua resurget ex favilla When rising from the ashes Sed signifer sanctus Michael But let the holy standard-bearer Michael Judicandus homo reus. Sinful man goes to be judged. repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam; bring them into the holy light; Huic ergo parce, Deus. Therefore spare him, O God. quam olim Abrahae promisisti, which Thou didst promise of old et semini ejus. to Abraham, and his seed. Tenor Baritone and tenor 11 Move him into the sun, 02 So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went, Gently its touch awoke him once, And took the fire with him, and a knife. At home, whispering of fields unsown. And as they sojourned both of them together, Always it woke him, even in France, Isaac the first-born spake and said, My Father, Until this morning and this snow. Behold the preparations, fire and iron, If anything might rouse him now But where the lamb for this burnt-offering? The kind old sun will know. Then Abram bound the youth with belts and straps, Think how it wakes the seeds, And builded parapets and trenches there, And stretched forth the knife to slay his son. Woke, once, the clays of a cold star. When lo! an angel called him out of Heaven, Are limbs, so dear-achieved, are sides, Saying, Lay not thy hand upon the lad. Full-nerved - still warm - too hard to stir? Neither do anything to him. Behold, Was it for this the clay grew tall? A ram, caught in a thicket by its horns; O what made fatuous sunbeams toil Offer the Ram of Pride instead of him. To break earth’s sleep at all? But the old man would not so, but slew his son - And half the seed of Europe, one by one. CD1 cont Baritone Chorus 09 Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm, Pie Jesu Domine, Merciful Lord Jesus, Great gun towering towards Heaven, about to curse; Dona eis requiem. Amen. Grant them rest. Amen. Reach at that arrogance which needs thy harm, And beat it down before its sins grow worse; CD2 But when thy spell be cast complete and whole, 01 OFFERTORIUM May God curse thee, and cut thee from our soul! Boys Chorus and soprano Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae, Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, Dies irae… Day of wrath… libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum deliver the souls of all the faithful departed de poenis et de profundo lacu. from the pains of hell and from the deep pit. Libera eas de ore leonis, Deliver them from the lion’s mouth, 10 Lacrimosa ne absorbeat eas Tartarus, that hell may not swallow them, ne cadant in obscurum. and they may not fall into darkness. Lacrimosa dies illa Sorrowful that day Chorus Qua resurget ex favilla When rising from the ashes Sed signifer sanctus Michael But let the holy standard-bearer Michael Judicandus homo reus. Sinful man goes to be judged. repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam; bring them into the holy light; Huic ergo parce, Deus. Therefore spare him, O God. quam olim Abrahae promisisti, which Thou didst promise of old et semini ejus. to Abraham, and his seed. Tenor Baritone and tenor 11 Move him into the sun, 02 So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went, Gently its touch awoke him once, And took the fire with him, and a knife. At home, whispering of fields unsown. And as they sojourned both of them together, Always it woke him, even in France, Isaac the first-born spake and said, My Father, Until this morning and this snow. Behold the preparations, fire and iron, If anything might rouse him now But where the lamb for this burnt-offering? The kind old sun will know. Then Abram bound the youth with belts and straps, Think how it wakes the seeds, And builded parapets and trenches there, And stretched forth the knife to slay his son. Woke, once, the clays of a cold star. When lo! an angel called him out of Heaven, Are limbs, so dear-achieved, are sides, Saying, Lay not thy hand upon the lad. Full-nerved - still warm - too hard to stir? Neither do anything to him. Behold, Was it for this the clay grew tall? A ram, caught in a thicket by its horns; O what made fatuous sunbeams toil Offer the Ram of Pride instead of him. To break earth’s sleep at all? But the old man would not so, but slew his son - And half the seed of Europe, one by one. CD2 cont Boys 06 AGNUS DEI Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus. We offer Thee, Lord, sacrifice of prayers and praise. Tu suscipe pro animabus illis quarum hodie Receive them for those souls whom this day Tenor memoriam facimus. we commemorate. One ever hangs where shelled roads part. Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam. Make them, Lord, to pass from death to life. In this war He too lost a limb, But His disciples hide apart; Chorus And now the Soldiers bear with Him. Quam olim Abrahae… Which Thou didst promise… Chorus 03 SANCTUS Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, dona eis requiem. grant them rest. Soprano and chorus Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Holy, holy holy, Tenor Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Lord God of Hosts. Near Golgotha strolls many a priest, Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. And in their faces there is pride Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest. That they were flesh-marked by the Beast 04 Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord. By whom the gentle Christ’s denied. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest. Chorus Baritone Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, 05 After the blast of lightning from the East, dona eis requiem. grant them rest. The flourish of loud clouds, the Chariot Throne; After the drums of Time have rolled and ceased, Tenor And by the bronze West long retreat is blown, The scribes on all the people shove Shall life renew these bodies? Of a truth, And bawl allegiance to the state, All death will He annul, all tears assuage? - But they who love the greater love Fill the void veins of Life again with youth, Lay down their life; they do not hate. And wash, with an immortal water, Age? When I do ask white Age he saith not so; Chorus ‘My head hangs weighed with snow’. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, And when I hearken to the Earth, she saith: dona eis requiem sempiternam. grant them rest. ‘My fiery heart shrinks, aching. It is death. Mine ancient scars shall not be glorified, Nor my titanic tears, the sea, be dried’. CD2 cont Boys 06 AGNUS DEI Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus. We offer Thee, Lord, sacrifice of prayers and praise. Tu suscipe pro animabus illis quarum hodie Receive them for those souls whom this day Tenor memoriam facimus. we commemorate. One ever hangs where shelled roads part. Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam. Make them, Lord, to pass from death to life. In this war He too lost a limb, But His disciples hide apart; Chorus And now the Soldiers bear with Him. Quam olim Abrahae… Which Thou didst promise… Chorus 03 SANCTUS Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, dona eis requiem. grant them rest. Soprano and chorus Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Holy, holy holy, Tenor Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Lord God of Hosts. Near Golgotha strolls many a priest, Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. And in their faces there is pride Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest. That they were flesh-marked by the Beast 04 Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord. By whom the gentle Christ’s denied. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest. Chorus Baritone Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, 05 After the blast of lightning from the East, dona eis requiem. grant them rest. The flourish of loud clouds, the Chariot Throne; After the drums of Time have rolled and ceased, Tenor And by the bronze West long retreat is blown, The scribes on all the people shove Shall life renew these bodies? Of a truth, And bawl allegiance to the state, All death will He annul, all tears assuage? - But they who love the greater love Fill the void veins of Life again with youth, Lay down their life; they do not hate. And wash, with an immortal water, Age? When I do ask white Age he saith not so; Chorus ‘My head hangs weighed with snow’. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, And when I hearken to the Earth, she saith: dona eis requiem sempiternam. grant them rest. ‘My fiery heart shrinks, aching. It is death. Mine ancient scars shall not be glorified, Nor my titanic tears, the sea, be dried’. CD2 cont Tenor Baritone Dona nobis pacem. Grant us peace. ‘None’, said the other, ‘save the undone years, The hopelessness. Whatever hope is yours, 07 LIBERA ME Was my life also; I went hunting wild After the wildest beauty in the world. Soprano and chorus Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death For by my glee might many men have laughed, in die illa tremenda, quando coeli on that dreadful day, when the heavens And of my weeping something had been left, movendi sunt et terra, dum veneris and earth shall be moved, and Thou shalt come Which must die now. I mean the truth untold, judicare saeculum per ignem. to judge the world by fire. The pity of war, the pity war distilled. Tremens factus sum ego et timeo I am seized with trembling and fear dum discussio venerit atque ventura ira, when I reflect on the trial and wrath to come, Now men will go content with what we spoiled, quando coeli movendi sunt et terra. when the heavens and earth shall be moved. Or, discontent, boil bloody, and be spilled. Dies irae, dies illa calamitatis et miseriae, Day of wrath, that day of calamity and misery, They will be swift with swiftness of the tigress, dies magna et amara valde. a great and exceeding bitter day. None will break ranks, though nations trek from progress. Miss we the march of this retreating world Tenor Into vain citadels that are not walled. 08 It seemed that out of battle I escaped Then, when much blood had clogged their chariot-wheels Down some profound dull tunnel, long since scooped I would go up and wash them from sweet wells. Through granites where titanic wars had groined. Even from wells we sunk too deep for war, Yet also there encumbered sleepers groaned, Even the sweetest wells that ever were. Too fast in thought or death to be bestirred. Then, as I probed them, one sprang up, and stared I am the enemy you killed, my friend. With piteous recognition in fixed eyes, I knew you in this dark; for so you frowned Lifting distressful hands as if to bless. Yesterday through me as you jabbed and killed. I parried; but my hands were loath and cold.’ And no guns thumped, or down the flues made moan. ‘Strange friend’, I said, ‘here is no cause to mourn’. CD2 cont Tenor Baritone Dona nobis pacem. Grant us peace. ‘None’, said the other, ‘save the undone years, The hopelessness. Whatever hope is yours, 07 LIBERA ME Was my life also; I went hunting wild After the wildest beauty in the world. Soprano and chorus Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death For by my glee might many men have laughed, in die illa tremenda, quando coeli on that dreadful day, when the heavens And of my weeping something had been left, movendi sunt et terra, dum veneris and earth shall be moved, and Thou shalt come Which must die now. I mean the truth untold, judicare saeculum per ignem. to judge the world by fire. The pity of war, the pity war distilled. Tremens factus sum ego et timeo I am seized with trembling and fear dum discussio venerit atque ventura ira, when I reflect on the trial and wrath to come, Now men will go content with what we spoiled, quando coeli movendi sunt et terra. when the heavens and earth shall be moved. Or, discontent, boil bloody, and be spilled. Dies irae, dies illa calamitatis et miseriae, Day of wrath, that day of calamity and misery, They will be swift with swiftness of the tigress, dies magna et amara valde. a great and exceeding bitter day. None will break ranks, though nations trek from progress. Miss we the march of this retreating world Tenor Into vain citadels that are not walled. 08 It seemed that out of battle I escaped Then, when much blood had clogged their chariot-wheels Down some profound dull tunnel, long since scooped I would go up and wash them from sweet wells. Through granites where titanic wars had groined. Even from wells we sunk too deep for war, Yet also there encumbered sleepers groaned, Even the sweetest wells that ever were. Too fast in thought or death to be bestirred. Then, as I probed them, one sprang up, and stared I am the enemy you killed, my friend. With piteous recognition in fixed eyes, I knew you in this dark; for so you frowned Lifting distressful hands as if to bless. Yesterday through me as you jabbed and killed. I parried; but my hands were loath and cold.’ And no guns thumped, or down the flues made moan. ‘Strange friend’, I said, ‘here is no cause to mourn’. CD2 cont Tenor and baritone 09 ‘Let us sleep now…’

Boys, soprano and chorus In paradisum deducant te Angeli; May the Angels lead you into paradise; in tuo adventu suscipiant te Martyres, and Martyrs welcome your coming, et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Jerusalem. and lead you into Jerusalem, the heavenly city. Chorus Angelorum te suscipiat, May the choir of Angels welcome you, et cum Lazaro quondam paupere aeternam and where Lazarus is poor no longer, there may habeas requiem. you have eternal rest. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, Grant them eternal rest, Lord, et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine upon them. Requiescant in pace. Amen. May they rest in peace. Amen. Photo: Link Harper. Courtesy of The Britten-Pears Library, Aldeburgh. Library, The Britten-Pears of Courtesy Photo: Link Harper.

Benjamin Britten observing a rehearsal of War Requiem in Aspen, Colorado, August, 1964. CD2 cont Tenor and baritone 09 ‘Let us sleep now…’

Boys, soprano and chorus In paradisum deducant te Angeli; May the Angels lead you into paradise; in tuo adventu suscipiant te Martyres, and Martyrs welcome your coming, et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Jerusalem. and lead you into Jerusalem, the heavenly city. Chorus Angelorum te suscipiat, May the choir of Angels welcome you, et cum Lazaro quondam paupere aeternam and where Lazarus is poor no longer, there may habeas requiem. you have eternal rest. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, Grant them eternal rest, Lord, et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine upon them. Requiescant in pace. Amen. May they rest in peace. Amen. Photo: Link Harper. Courtesy of The Britten-Pears Library, Aldeburgh. Library, The Britten-Pears of Courtesy Photo: Link Harper.

Benjamin Britten observing a rehearsal of War Requiem in Aspen, Colorado, August, 1964. CHRISTINE BREWER soprano ANTHONY DEAN GRIFFEY tenor GERALD FINLEY baritone KURT MASUR conductor

Christine Brewer was born in Illinois and Anthony Dean Griffey, a graduate of the The Canadian baritone Gerald Finley has Kurt Masur is well known to orchestras and began her professional career with Lindemann Young Artist become one of the leading singers and audiences alike as both a distinguished Theatre of Saint Louis. She has sung the roles Development Programme, made his Met dramatic interpreters of his generation, conductor and humanist. Since September of Countess Almaviva (, debut as the First Knight in , and has performing to critical acclaim at major opera 2000 he has been Principal Conductor of the Royal Opera); Donna Anna (Edinburgh Festival since appeared there in several roles, including and concert venues in a wide variety of London Philharmonic Orchestra – inaugurating and in London, New York and Florida); Ariadne the title role in , which he has repertoire. His collaborations with leading the Orchestra’s newly formed record label in (English National Opera, Opéra de Lyon, Santa also performed at Glyndebourne, the Paris conductors including Nikolaus Harnoncourt, 2005 with live performances of Shostakovich’s Fe Festival and the Metropolitan Opera); and Opera, and Santa Fe Opera. Additionally, Antonio Pappano and Sir Simon Rattle have Symphonies 1 and 5 (LPO-0001) – and, in Leonore in (Lisbon, San Francisco) as he has performed with the Lyric Opera of been part of a flourishing career. Gerald Finley’s September 2002, he also became Music well as making appearances in Weber’s Oberon Chicago as Sam in Susannah, and with San work in opera has been founded on Mozart and Director of the Orchestre National de France in (London); Strauss’ Die Aegyptische Helena and Francisco Opera in the world première of Handel, but he has also received great acclaim Paris. From 1991-2002 he was Music Director Britten’s Peter Grimes in Santa Fe. Miss Brewer ’s A Streetcar Named Desire. Mr for his portrayal of Owen Wingrave in the of the Orchestra before has also appeared in the title role of Tristan Griffey is one of the leading soloists of his Channel 4 film of Britten’s opera, in addition being named its Music Director Emeritus, the und Isolde (BBC Symphony Orchestra and generation in the symphonic/choral repertoire. to creating numerous leading roles including first New York Philharmonic Music Director to , Los Angeles Philharmonic He has made regular appearances with the Harry Heegan in Mark-Anthony Turnage’s The receive that title. For many seasons, Maestro Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen, and at the leading orchestras in the United States and Silver Tassie and J. Robert Oppenheimer in Masur served as Gewandhauskapellmeister Edinburgh Festival with Jonathan Nott); as Europe. These include the orchestras of New John Adams’ Doctor Atomic. His concert and of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, a Chrysothemis in Elektra (Cleveland Orchestra York, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, recording work is equally prestigious, and he position of profound historic importance. and Franz Welser-Möst); and in Gloriana Los Angeles, Saint Louis, Minnesota, Seattle, has premièred new works by Mark-Anthony Upon his retirement from that post in 1996, (Aldeburgh Festival with Richard Hickox). In Pittsburgh, Houston, Detroit, Baltimore and Turnage (including When I Woke as heard on the Gewandhaus named him its first-ever concert Miss Brewer has appeared with the Saint Paul. Internationally, he has sung with LPO-0007), Kaija Saariaho and Julian Philips. Conductor Laureate. A professor at the Leipzig major American and European orchestras the London Philharmonic Orchestra, London He works regularly as a recitalist with Julius Academy of Music since 1975, Kurt Masur under Sir Roger Norrington, Michael Tilson Symphony Orchestra, Münchner Symphoniker, Drake, with whom his recordings include a has received numerous honours, including Thomas, Kurt Masur, Christoph von Dohnányi, the NHK Symphony in Japan, and the Hallé solo disc of Ives songs for Hyperion Records. Commander of the Legion of Honour from Andrew Litton, John Nelson, Sir Neville Orchestra. He has collaborated with many of Gerald Finley began singing as a chorister in the Government of France and New York Marriner, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Zubin Mehta, today’s most prestigious conductors, including Ottawa, Canada, and continued his musical City Cultural Ambassador from the City of Antonio Pappano and Sir Simon Rattle. Her , , André Previn, studies in the UK at the Royal College of Music, New York in 1997; Commander Cross of recordings include Don Giovanni under Sir , Esa-Pekka Salonen, King’s College, Cambridge, and the National Merit of the Polish Republic in 1999 and Charles Mackerras; Barber’s Vanessa under Kurt Masur, Donald Runnicles, Sir Colin Davis, Opera Studio, before continuing his singing the Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of Leonard Slatkin; Fidelio with David Parry; Christoph Eschenbach, Mariss Jansons, training with Armen Boyajian in New York. the Federal Republic of Germany in 2002; Mahler’s Symphony 8 under Sir Simon Rattle; Neeme Järvi, Charles Dutoit, Robert Spano, and an honorary doctorate from London’s and recitals of music by Schubert and Strauss. Andreas Delfs and Mark Elder, among others. Royal College of Music in 2005. He is also an Honorary Citizen of his hometown Brieg. CHRISTINE BREWER soprano ANTHONY DEAN GRIFFEY tenor GERALD FINLEY baritone KURT MASUR conductor

Christine Brewer was born in Illinois and Anthony Dean Griffey, a graduate of the The Canadian baritone Gerald Finley has Kurt Masur is well known to orchestras and began her professional career with Opera Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist become one of the leading singers and audiences alike as both a distinguished Theatre of Saint Louis. She has sung the roles Development Programme, made his Met dramatic interpreters of his generation, conductor and humanist. Since September of Countess Almaviva (New York City Opera, debut as the First Knight in Parsifal, and has performing to critical acclaim at major opera 2000 he has been Principal Conductor of the Royal Opera); Donna Anna (Edinburgh Festival since appeared there in several roles, including and concert venues in a wide variety of London Philharmonic Orchestra – inaugurating and in London, New York and Florida); Ariadne the title role in Peter Grimes, which he has repertoire. His collaborations with leading the Orchestra’s newly formed record label in (English National Opera, Opéra de Lyon, Santa also performed at Glyndebourne, the Paris conductors including Nikolaus Harnoncourt, 2005 with live performances of Shostakovich’s Fe Festival and the Metropolitan Opera); and Opera, and Santa Fe Opera. Additionally, Antonio Pappano and Sir Simon Rattle have Symphonies 1 and 5 (LPO-0001) – and, in Leonore in Fidelio (Lisbon, San Francisco) as he has performed with the Lyric Opera of been part of a flourishing career. Gerald Finley’s September 2002, he also became Music well as making appearances in Weber’s Oberon Chicago as Sam in Susannah, and with San work in opera has been founded on Mozart and Director of the Orchestre National de France in (London); Strauss’ Die Aegyptische Helena and Francisco Opera in the world première of Handel, but he has also received great acclaim Paris. From 1991-2002 he was Music Director Britten’s Peter Grimes in Santa Fe. Miss Brewer André Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire. Mr for his portrayal of Owen Wingrave in the of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra before has also appeared in the title role of Tristan Griffey is one of the leading soloists of his Channel 4 film of Britten’s opera, in addition being named its Music Director Emeritus, the und Isolde (BBC Symphony Orchestra and generation in the symphonic/choral repertoire. to creating numerous leading roles including first New York Philharmonic Music Director to Donald Runnicles, Los Angeles Philharmonic He has made regular appearances with the Harry Heegan in Mark-Anthony Turnage’s The receive that title. For many seasons, Maestro Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen, and at the leading orchestras in the United States and Silver Tassie and J. Robert Oppenheimer in Masur served as Gewandhauskapellmeister Edinburgh Festival with Jonathan Nott); as Europe. These include the orchestras of New John Adams’ Doctor Atomic. His concert and of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, a Chrysothemis in Elektra (Cleveland Orchestra York, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, recording work is equally prestigious, and he position of profound historic importance. and Franz Welser-Möst); and in Gloriana Los Angeles, Saint Louis, Minnesota, Seattle, has premièred new works by Mark-Anthony Upon his retirement from that post in 1996, (Aldeburgh Festival with Richard Hickox). In Pittsburgh, Houston, Detroit, Baltimore and Turnage (including When I Woke as heard on the Gewandhaus named him its first-ever concert Miss Brewer has appeared with the Saint Paul. Internationally, he has sung with LPO-0007), Kaija Saariaho and Julian Philips. Conductor Laureate. A professor at the Leipzig major American and European orchestras the London Philharmonic Orchestra, London He works regularly as a recitalist with Julius Academy of Music since 1975, Kurt Masur under Sir Roger Norrington, Michael Tilson Symphony Orchestra, Münchner Symphoniker, Drake, with whom his recordings include a has received numerous honours, including Thomas, Kurt Masur, Christoph von Dohnányi, the NHK Symphony in Japan, and the Hallé solo disc of Ives songs for Hyperion Records. Commander of the Legion of Honour from Andrew Litton, John Nelson, Sir Neville Orchestra. He has collaborated with many of Gerald Finley began singing as a chorister in the Government of France and New York Marriner, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Zubin Mehta, today’s most prestigious conductors, including Ottawa, Canada, and continued his musical City Cultural Ambassador from the City of Antonio Pappano and Sir Simon Rattle. Her James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, André Previn, studies in the UK at the Royal College of Music, New York in 1997; Commander Cross of recordings include Don Giovanni under Sir Michael Tilson Thomas, Esa-Pekka Salonen, King’s College, Cambridge, and the National Merit of the Polish Republic in 1999 and Charles Mackerras; Barber’s Vanessa under Kurt Masur, Donald Runnicles, Sir Colin Davis, Opera Studio, before continuing his singing the Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of Leonard Slatkin; Fidelio with David Parry; Christoph Eschenbach, Mariss Jansons, training with Armen Boyajian in New York. the Federal Republic of Germany in 2002; Mahler’s Symphony 8 under Sir Simon Rattle; Neeme Järvi, Charles Dutoit, Robert Spano, and an honorary doctorate from London’s and recitals of music by Schubert and Strauss. Andreas Delfs and Mark Elder, among others. Royal College of Music in 2005. He is also an Honorary Citizen of his hometown Brieg. london philharmonic NEVILLE CREED conductor london philharmonic choir TIFFIN BOYS’ CHOIR orchestra (chamber orchestra) and chorus master Simon Toyne director

The London Philharmonic Orchestra has long Neville Creed studied music and conducting as The London Philharmonic Choir was Tiffin Boys’ Choir has been at the forefront established a high reputation for its versatility an award holder at Trinity College Cambridge founded in 1947 as the chorus for the of the choral music scene in Britain since its and artistic excellence. These are evident from and the Guildhall School of Music, where London Philharmonic Orchestra. It is widely founding in 1957. Made up of pupils from its performances in the concert hall and opera he won the Ricordi Conducting Prize. He acclaimed as one of the nation’s finest choirs Tiffin School in Kingston-upon-Thames, the house, its many award-winning recordings, has also won prizes for choral conducting and consistently meets with critical acclaim. choir has given the première performances of its trail-blazing international tours and its in Italy and orchestral conducting in the Continuing to perform regularly with the works by John Gardner, Christopher Brown, pioneering education work. Kurt Masur has Leeds Conductors’ Competition. He was London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Elizabeth Poston and Anthony Pitts, and has been the Orchestra’s Principal Conductor appointed Chorus Director of the London Philharmonic Choir also works with many appeared extensively at the Royal Opera since September 2000, extending the line Philharmonic Choir in 1994 and took on the other orchestras throughout the United House, working with conductors including of distinguished conductors who have held role of Artistic Director - a post created for Kingdom and makes annual appearances at Sir Colin Davis, Bernard Haitink, Lorin Maazel, positions with the Orchestra since its him - in 2002. He has frequently conducted the BBC Proms. It has performed under some of Sir Simon Rattle and Antonio Pappano. foundation in 1932 by Sir Thomas Beecham. the London Philharmonic Choir both at home the world’s most eminent conductors – among On record, Tiffin Boys’ Choir appears on These have included Sir Adrian Boult, Sir John and on their extensive tours abroad. Other them Pierre Boulez, Mark Elder, Sir John Eliot Mahler’s Eighth Symphony with Klaus Pritchard, Bernard Haitink, Sir Georg Solti, appointments have included Director of the Gardiner, Bernard Haitink, Kurt Masur, Sir Roger Tennstedt for EMI; Puccini’s Il Trittico, Klaus Tennstedt and Franz Welser-Möst. Tiffin Boys’ Choir which performed with all Norrington, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Georg Solti Massenet’s Werther and Puccini’s Tosca with Vladimir Jurowski was appointed the the major London orchestras and contributed and Klaus Tennstedt. The London Philharmonic Antonio Pappano for EMI; Britten’s Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor in to the renowned recording of Mahler’s Eighth Choir has participated in more than seventy with Richard Hickox for Chandos; Mahler’s Symphony with the London Philharmonic recordings, including a Gramophone Award Third Symphony with Benjamin Zander for March 2003. The London Philharmonic Orchestra under Klaus Tennstedt. In addition winning performance of Mahler’s Eighth Telarc; and Lesley Garrett’s album The Singer Orchestra has been resident symphony to his work as Director of Music at St Edward’s Symphony under Klaus Tennstedt. The Choir for EMI. The Choir is also busy commercially, orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall since 1992 Oxford, he was for some time Chorus often travels overseas and in recent years making television and event appearances and there it presents its main series of concerts Director of the Bournemouth Symphony it has appeared at the Canary Islands and and recording for film soundtracks. between September and May each year. Chorus, winning a Grammy Award for their Lucerne music festivals, and given concerts in In summer, the Orchestra moves to Sussex recording of Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast and Europe, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Australia. where it has been the resident symphony several Gramophone Awards. He has given orchestra at Glyndebourne Festival Opera for concerts with many British orchestras and over 40 years. The Orchestra also performs choirs, conducted the première of Richard at venues around the UK and has made Blackford’s Voices of Exile and made several numerous tours to America, Europe and Japan, recordings, including the best-selling recording and visited India, Hong Kong, China, South of David Fanshawe’s African Sanctus. Korea, Australia and South Africa. london philharmonic NEVILLE CREED conductor london philharmonic choir TIFFIN BOYS’ CHOIR orchestra (chamber orchestra) and chorus master Simon Toyne director

The London Philharmonic Orchestra has long Neville Creed studied music and conducting as The London Philharmonic Choir was Tiffin Boys’ Choir has been at the forefront established a high reputation for its versatility an award holder at Trinity College Cambridge founded in 1947 as the chorus for the of the choral music scene in Britain since its and artistic excellence. These are evident from and the Guildhall School of Music, where London Philharmonic Orchestra. It is widely founding in 1957. Made up of pupils from its performances in the concert hall and opera he won the Ricordi Conducting Prize. He acclaimed as one of the nation’s finest choirs Tiffin School in Kingston-upon-Thames, the house, its many award-winning recordings, has also won prizes for choral conducting and consistently meets with critical acclaim. choir has given the première performances of its trail-blazing international tours and its in Italy and orchestral conducting in the Continuing to perform regularly with the works by John Gardner, Christopher Brown, pioneering education work. Kurt Masur has Leeds Conductors’ Competition. He was London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Elizabeth Poston and Anthony Pitts, and has been the Orchestra’s Principal Conductor appointed Chorus Director of the London Philharmonic Choir also works with many appeared extensively at the Royal Opera since September 2000, extending the line Philharmonic Choir in 1994 and took on the other orchestras throughout the United House, working with conductors including of distinguished conductors who have held role of Artistic Director - a post created for Kingdom and makes annual appearances at Sir Colin Davis, Bernard Haitink, Lorin Maazel, positions with the Orchestra since its him - in 2002. He has frequently conducted the BBC Proms. It has performed under some of Sir Simon Rattle and Antonio Pappano. foundation in 1932 by Sir Thomas Beecham. the London Philharmonic Choir both at home the world’s most eminent conductors – among On record, Tiffin Boys’ Choir appears on These have included Sir Adrian Boult, Sir John and on their extensive tours abroad. Other them Pierre Boulez, Mark Elder, Sir John Eliot Mahler’s Eighth Symphony with Klaus Pritchard, Bernard Haitink, Sir Georg Solti, appointments have included Director of the Gardiner, Bernard Haitink, Kurt Masur, Sir Roger Tennstedt for EMI; Puccini’s Il Trittico, Klaus Tennstedt and Franz Welser-Möst. Tiffin Boys’ Choir which performed with all Norrington, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Georg Solti Massenet’s Werther and Puccini’s Tosca with Vladimir Jurowski was appointed the the major London orchestras and contributed and Klaus Tennstedt. The London Philharmonic Antonio Pappano for EMI; Britten’s Billy Budd Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor in to the renowned recording of Mahler’s Eighth Choir has participated in more than seventy with Richard Hickox for Chandos; Mahler’s Symphony with the London Philharmonic recordings, including a Gramophone Award Third Symphony with Benjamin Zander for March 2003. The London Philharmonic Orchestra under Klaus Tennstedt. In addition winning performance of Mahler’s Eighth Telarc; and Lesley Garrett’s album The Singer Orchestra has been resident symphony to his work as Director of Music at St Edward’s Symphony under Klaus Tennstedt. The Choir for EMI. The Choir is also busy commercially, orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall since 1992 Oxford, he was for some time Chorus often travels overseas and in recent years making television and event appearances and there it presents its main series of concerts Director of the Bournemouth Symphony it has appeared at the Canary Islands and and recording for film soundtracks. between September and May each year. Chorus, winning a Grammy Award for their Lucerne music festivals, and given concerts in In summer, the Orchestra moves to Sussex recording of Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast and Europe, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Australia. where it has been the resident symphony several Gramophone Awards. He has given orchestra at Glyndebourne Festival Opera for concerts with many British orchestras and over 40 years. The Orchestra also performs choirs, conducted the première of Richard at venues around the UK and has made Blackford’s Voices of Exile and made several numerous tours to America, Europe and Japan, recordings, including the best-selling recording and visited India, Hong Kong, China, South of David Fanshawe’s African Sanctus. Korea, Australia and South Africa. Das “War Requiem” von zerstörten mittelalterlichen Kathedrale damit an die frühe Sinfonia da Requiem. uns jetzt schlafen’) vermischt sich mit dem ‚In Benjamin Britten erbaut worden war. Britten entwickelte ein Die Rhythmen des von Glockenschlägen Paradisum“ des Requiems; die Worte werden radikal neues Schema. Er entschloß sich, akzentuierten Trauermarschs alternieren mit von allen Solisten und dem Chor in einer „Mein Thema ist der Krieg, und das Leid des zwischen die einzelnen, für Sopran, Knaben- den ätherischen, von der Orgel begleiteten gewaltigen Woge der Segnung aufgenommen. Krieges. Die Poesie liegt im Leid… Das einzige, und gemischten Chor gesetzten Sätze der Knabenstimmen - Brittens unschuldige Zur Uraufführung des War Requiem im was ein Dichter heutzutage tun kann, ist: lateinischen Totenmesse Gedichte von Beobachter. Innerhalb des mächtigen Dies Mai 1963 hätte Britten es gern gesehen, warnen.“ Mit diesen Worten von Wilfred Owen einzuschieben, gesetzt für Tenor- und Irae finden sich vier Owen-Vertonungen. wenn die Solistenpartien, als ein Zeichen der Owen ist die Partitur von Benjamin Brittens Baritonsolo und Kammerorchester. Owen Das Hauptthema ist ein zögerlicher, rascher Versöhnung, mit Sängern aus Großbritannien, War Requiem überschrieben, diesem großen war zur Zeit des Ersten Weltkriegs unter den Marsch, eine schreckeneinflößende Illustration Deutschland und Rußland besetzt worden künstlerischen Zeugnis des Pazifismus. Sein Dichtern der leidenschaftlichste Verfechter des von schwer beladenen Soldaten, die ihrem wären. Die Sowjets gestatteten es aber Galina ganzes Leben hindurch war Britten Pazifist. Friedens. Obwohl Britten die kirchlichen Lehren Tode entgegenstolpern. Nach dem Offertorium Vishnevskaya nicht, auf einer Bühne mit In der Schule hatte er sich geweigert, dem respektierte, war er kein Christ, und die von kommt das Sanctus, dessen harte, klirrende Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau zu stehen, und so Officer’s Training Corps beizutreten. Seine ihm ausgewählten Owenschen Gedichte üben Glocken und fanfarengleicher Sopran an die nahm ihren Platz Heather Harper ein (die auch Anti-Kriegs-Haltung wurde durch lange gelegentlich implizite Kritik an den Texten orthodoxe Liturgie denken lassen. Danach in der Aufnahme LPO-0002 Haitink conducts Gespräche über den Ersten Weltkrieg mit des Requiems. So folgt z.B. auf die liturgische leiten die frei gesungenen Chorstimmen Britten zu hören ist). Auf das hingehauchte seinem Kompositionslehrer Frank Bridge letzte Trompete des Dies Irae, ‚Tuba mirum, (Britten orientiert sich hier an einem Klangbild, Schluß-‚Amen’ reagierte das Publikum mit bestärkt. In den dreißiger Jahren war er in spargens sonum’ (‚die wunderbare Trompete, das er aus Holsts Hymn of Jesus kannte) zu einem langen, benommenen Schweigen der Peace Pledge Union aktiv, und in einigen ihren Klang verbreitend’) Owens Gedicht einem jubelnd ausbrechenden D-Dur über, (vergleichbar demjenigen der Live-Aufnahme seiner Werke trat er für den Frieden ein, ‚Trompeten bliesen, erfüllten die Abendluft mit dem einzigen Augenblick des Triumphs im auf der vorliegenden CD). Beinahe jeder im so in der wenig aufgeführten Ballad of Trauer’; oder, sehr deutlich: der vertrauensvolle ganzen Werk. In schärfstem Kontrast dazu Publikum hatte gespürt, daß er bei einem Heroes. Als er im Zweiten Weltkrieg aus den Satz des Offertoriums ‚quam olim Abrahae wird das ruhig schwingende Agnus Dei der ganz seltenen Vorgang dabeigewesen war: USA nach England zurückkehrte, erklärten promisisti, et semini eius’ (‚wie Du es einst dem Liturgie mit Owens Gedicht ‚At a Calvary der Geburt eines modernen Klassikers. er und sein Freund Peter Pears sich als Abrahm versprochen hast und seinem Samen’) near the Ancre’ (‚Auf einem Kalvarienberge Von der ersten, von Britten selbst Verweigerer aus Gewissensgründen. In seiner wird unterminiert von Owens vernichtender nahe dem Flusse Ancre’) verwoben, mit dirigierten Einspielung wurden noch im Aussage gegenüber dem Gericht (das sie Neuinterpretation der Geschichte von deutlichen Bezügen zur Kreuzigung. Am Veröffentlichungsjahr mehr als 200.000 beide vom Kriegsdienst freistellte) erklärte Abraham und Isaak, die mit den Worten endet: Ende singt der Solotenor das Dona nobis Exemplare verkauft. Seitdem hat kaum mehr Britten: „Mein ganzes Leben habe ich dem ‚the old man would not so, but slew his son - / pacem. Das Libera me nimmt die Stimmung ein Komponist ernster Musik mit einem so Schaffen gewidmet... und ich kann nicht And half the seed of Europe, one by one’ (‚der des Trauermarsches des Requiem Aeternam bedeutenden Sujet ein so breites Publikum an Akten der Zerstörung teilnehmen.“ alte Mann wollte es nicht, aber er tötete seinen wieder auf. Sein leiernder Höhepunkt löst sich erreicht. Im 21. Jahrhundert, da auf der Eine einzigartige Gelegenheit, seinen Sohn - / Und die halbe Saat Europas, einen im nebelverhangenen Fegefeuer von Owens ganzen Welt Kriege wüten, ist die warnende tiefinnersten Empfindungen zum Thema Krieg nach dem anderen’). Diese Verse werden vom ‚Strange Meeting’ (‚Seltsame Begegnung’) auf, Botschaft des War Requiem aktueller denn je. Ausdruck zu verleihen, ergab sich 1958, als Solotenor und Solobariton immer und immer wo zwei deutsche und britische Soldaten, beide Britten den Auftrag erhielt, ein großes Werk wieder gesungen, während der Knabenchor tot, aufeinandertreffen. Der deutsche Soldat David Matthews anläßlich der Weihe der neuen Kathedrale dazu machtlos die Worte der Liturgie singt. gesteht ‚Ich bin der Feind, den Du getötet Übersetzung Martina Gottschau von Coventry zu schreiben, die auf den Das einleitende Requiem Aeternam setzt in hast, mein Freund’ und bietet Vergebung an. Ruinen der 1940 von Bomben fast vollständig der tragischen Welt des d-Moll ein und erinnert Das abschließende ‚Let us sleep now’ (‚Laßt Das “War Requiem” von zerstörten mittelalterlichen Kathedrale damit an die frühe Sinfonia da Requiem. uns jetzt schlafen’) vermischt sich mit dem ‚In Benjamin Britten erbaut worden war. Britten entwickelte ein Die Rhythmen des von Glockenschlägen Paradisum“ des Requiems; die Worte werden radikal neues Schema. Er entschloß sich, akzentuierten Trauermarschs alternieren mit von allen Solisten und dem Chor in einer „Mein Thema ist der Krieg, und das Leid des zwischen die einzelnen, für Sopran, Knaben- den ätherischen, von der Orgel begleiteten gewaltigen Woge der Segnung aufgenommen. Krieges. Die Poesie liegt im Leid… Das einzige, und gemischten Chor gesetzten Sätze der Knabenstimmen - Brittens unschuldige Zur Uraufführung des War Requiem im was ein Dichter heutzutage tun kann, ist: lateinischen Totenmesse Gedichte von Beobachter. Innerhalb des mächtigen Dies Mai 1963 hätte Britten es gern gesehen, warnen.“ Mit diesen Worten von Wilfred Owen einzuschieben, gesetzt für Tenor- und Irae finden sich vier Owen-Vertonungen. wenn die Solistenpartien, als ein Zeichen der Owen ist die Partitur von Benjamin Brittens Baritonsolo und Kammerorchester. Owen Das Hauptthema ist ein zögerlicher, rascher Versöhnung, mit Sängern aus Großbritannien, War Requiem überschrieben, diesem großen war zur Zeit des Ersten Weltkriegs unter den Marsch, eine schreckeneinflößende Illustration Deutschland und Rußland besetzt worden künstlerischen Zeugnis des Pazifismus. Sein Dichtern der leidenschaftlichste Verfechter des von schwer beladenen Soldaten, die ihrem wären. Die Sowjets gestatteten es aber Galina ganzes Leben hindurch war Britten Pazifist. Friedens. Obwohl Britten die kirchlichen Lehren Tode entgegenstolpern. Nach dem Offertorium Vishnevskaya nicht, auf einer Bühne mit In der Schule hatte er sich geweigert, dem respektierte, war er kein Christ, und die von kommt das Sanctus, dessen harte, klirrende Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau zu stehen, und so Officer’s Training Corps beizutreten. Seine ihm ausgewählten Owenschen Gedichte üben Glocken und fanfarengleicher Sopran an die nahm ihren Platz Heather Harper ein (die auch Anti-Kriegs-Haltung wurde durch lange gelegentlich implizite Kritik an den Texten orthodoxe Liturgie denken lassen. Danach in der Aufnahme LPO-0002 Haitink conducts Gespräche über den Ersten Weltkrieg mit des Requiems. So folgt z.B. auf die liturgische leiten die frei gesungenen Chorstimmen Britten zu hören ist). Auf das hingehauchte seinem Kompositionslehrer Frank Bridge letzte Trompete des Dies Irae, ‚Tuba mirum, (Britten orientiert sich hier an einem Klangbild, Schluß-‚Amen’ reagierte das Publikum mit bestärkt. In den dreißiger Jahren war er in spargens sonum’ (‚die wunderbare Trompete, das er aus Holsts Hymn of Jesus kannte) zu einem langen, benommenen Schweigen der Peace Pledge Union aktiv, und in einigen ihren Klang verbreitend’) Owens Gedicht einem jubelnd ausbrechenden D-Dur über, (vergleichbar demjenigen der Live-Aufnahme seiner Werke trat er für den Frieden ein, ‚Trompeten bliesen, erfüllten die Abendluft mit dem einzigen Augenblick des Triumphs im auf der vorliegenden CD). Beinahe jeder im so in der wenig aufgeführten Ballad of Trauer’; oder, sehr deutlich: der vertrauensvolle ganzen Werk. In schärfstem Kontrast dazu Publikum hatte gespürt, daß er bei einem Heroes. Als er im Zweiten Weltkrieg aus den Satz des Offertoriums ‚quam olim Abrahae wird das ruhig schwingende Agnus Dei der ganz seltenen Vorgang dabeigewesen war: USA nach England zurückkehrte, erklärten promisisti, et semini eius’ (‚wie Du es einst dem Liturgie mit Owens Gedicht ‚At a Calvary der Geburt eines modernen Klassikers. er und sein Freund Peter Pears sich als Abrahm versprochen hast und seinem Samen’) near the Ancre’ (‚Auf einem Kalvarienberge Von der ersten, von Britten selbst Verweigerer aus Gewissensgründen. In seiner wird unterminiert von Owens vernichtender nahe dem Flusse Ancre’) verwoben, mit dirigierten Einspielung wurden noch im Aussage gegenüber dem Gericht (das sie Neuinterpretation der Geschichte von deutlichen Bezügen zur Kreuzigung. Am Veröffentlichungsjahr mehr als 200.000 beide vom Kriegsdienst freistellte) erklärte Abraham und Isaak, die mit den Worten endet: Ende singt der Solotenor das Dona nobis Exemplare verkauft. Seitdem hat kaum mehr Britten: „Mein ganzes Leben habe ich dem ‚the old man would not so, but slew his son - / pacem. Das Libera me nimmt die Stimmung ein Komponist ernster Musik mit einem so Schaffen gewidmet... und ich kann nicht And half the seed of Europe, one by one’ (‚der des Trauermarsches des Requiem Aeternam bedeutenden Sujet ein so breites Publikum an Akten der Zerstörung teilnehmen.“ alte Mann wollte es nicht, aber er tötete seinen wieder auf. Sein leiernder Höhepunkt löst sich erreicht. Im 21. Jahrhundert, da auf der Eine einzigartige Gelegenheit, seinen Sohn - / Und die halbe Saat Europas, einen im nebelverhangenen Fegefeuer von Owens ganzen Welt Kriege wüten, ist die warnende tiefinnersten Empfindungen zum Thema Krieg nach dem anderen’). Diese Verse werden vom ‚Strange Meeting’ (‚Seltsame Begegnung’) auf, Botschaft des War Requiem aktueller denn je. Ausdruck zu verleihen, ergab sich 1958, als Solotenor und Solobariton immer und immer wo zwei deutsche und britische Soldaten, beide Britten den Auftrag erhielt, ein großes Werk wieder gesungen, während der Knabenchor tot, aufeinandertreffen. Der deutsche Soldat David Matthews anläßlich der Weihe der neuen Kathedrale dazu machtlos die Worte der Liturgie singt. gesteht ‚Ich bin der Feind, den Du getötet Übersetzung Martina Gottschau von Coventry zu schreiben, die auf den Das einleitende Requiem Aeternam setzt in hast, mein Freund’ und bietet Vergebung an. Ruinen der 1940 von Bomben fast vollständig der tragischen Welt des d-Moll ein und erinnert Das abschließende ‚Let us sleep now’ (‚Laßt CHRISTINE BREWER sopran ANTHONY DEAN GRIFFEY tenor GERALD FINLEY bariton KURT MASUR dirigent

Christine Brewer stammt aus Illinois und begann Anthony Dean Griffey ist Absolvent des Lindemann Der kanadische Bariton Gerald Finley ist Kurt Masur ist bei Orchestern und Publikum ihre berufliche Laufbahn am Opera Theatre in Young Artist Development-Programms der inzwischen einer der führenden Sänger seiner in aller Welt als herausragender Dirigent und Saint Louis. Zu ihren Rollen gehörten die Gräfin Metropolitan Opera. Sein Debüt dort hatte er Generation; er tritt mit großem Erfolg in einem Humanist bekannt. Seit September 2000 wirkt Almaviva (New York City Opera, Royal Opera), als erster Ritter in Parsifal. An der Met ist er weitgefächerten Repertoire auf den wichtigsten er als Chefdirigent des London Philharmonic Donna Anna (Edinburgh Festival sowie an Bühnen seitdem in mehreren Rollen aufgetreten, u. a. Opernbühnen und Konzertpodien der Welt Orchestra, dessen neues Plattenlabel er im Jahre in London, New York und Florida), Ariadne (English in der Titelrolle von Peter Grimes, die er auch auf. Die Zusammenarbeit mit Dirigenten wie 2005 mit Liveaufnahmen von Schostakowitschs National Opera, Opéra de Lyon, Santa Fe Festival in Glyndebourne, an der Pariser Oper und der Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Antonio Pappano und Symphonien Nr. 1 und 5 (LPO-0001) lancierte. Seit und Metropolitan Opera) und Leonore in Fidelio Oper in Santa Fe gesungen hat. Außerdem Sir Simon Rattle sind Teil einer florierenden September 2002 ist Kurt Masur auch Musikalischer (Lissabon, San Francisco). Weiterhin trat sie in hat er an der Lyric Opera Chicago als Sam in Karriere. Gerald Finley hat vor allem mit Mozart Leiter des Orchestre National de France, Paris. Webers Oberon (London), Strauss’ Die Ägyptische Susannah gastiert und war an der Oper von San und Händel brilliert, aber auch seine Darstellung Zwischen 1991 und 2002 hatte er den gleichen Helena und in Brittens Peter Grimes in Santa Fe Francisco bei der Welturaufführung von André von Owen Wingrave in der Verfilmung von Posten beim New York Philharmonic Orchestra auf. Christine Brewer war weiterhin als Isolde zu Previns A Streetcar Named Desire („Endstation Brittens gleichnamiger Oper auf Channel 4 erhielt inne. Als erstem Leiter des Orchesters überhaupt hören (mit dem BBC Symphony Orchestra unter Sehnsucht“) dabei. Anthony Dean Griffey gilt in begeisterte Kritiken. Zudem war er in zahlreichen wurde ihm bei seinem Ausscheiden der Titel eines Donald Runnicles, dem Los Angeles Philharmonic seiner Generation als einer der führenden Sänger Uraufführungen zu hören, so als Harry Heegan Musikdirektors Emeritus verliehen. Lange Jahre Orchestra unter Esa-Pekka Salonen und beim des symphonischen und Chorrepertoires. Er tritt in Mark-Anthony Turnages The Silver Tassie und diente Maestro Masur dem Leipziger Gewandhaus Edinburgh Festival unter Jonathan Nott), als regelmäßig mit den bedeutendsten Orchestern der als J. Robert Oppenheimer in John Adams’ Doctor als Kapellmeister - es ist dies ein Titel von grö_tem Chrysothemis in Elektra (Cleveland Orchestra Vereinigten Staaten und Europas auf, so mit den Atomic. Auch auf der Konzertbühne und im historischen Gewicht. Als er sich 1996 aus Leipzig unter Franz Welser-Möst) und in Gloriana (beim Orchestern von New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Plattenstudio ist Gerald Finley sehr aktiv; so hat verabschiedete, ernannte ihn das Gewandhaus Aldeburgh Festival unter Richard Hickox). Auf dem San Francisco, Los Angeles, Saint Louis, Minnesota, er Ersteinspielungen von Mark-Anthony Turnage zum ersten Ehrendirigenten seiner Geschichte. Konzertpodium wurde sie von den wichtigsten Seattle, Pittsburgh, Houston, Detroit, Baltimore (darunter When I Woke auf LPO-0007), Kaija amerikanischen und europäischen Orchesters und Saint Paul. Auf internationaler Ebene ist er Saariaho und Julian Philips vorgelegt. Seit 1975 hat Kurt Masur eine Professur an der begleitet und arbeitete mit Dirigenten wie Sir mit dem London Philharmonic Orchestra, dem Als Liedsänger wird er regelmäßig von Julius Drake Leipziger Hochschule für Musik inne. Ihm wurden Roger Norrington, Michael Tilson Thomas, Kurt London Symphony Orchestra, den Münchner begleitet, so z. B. für eine Einspielung mit Liedern zahlreiche Auszeichnungen zuerkannt: so verlieh Masur, Christoph von Dohnányi, Andrew Litton, Symphonikern, dem NHK Symphony Japan und von Charles Ives für Hyperion Records. Gerald ihm die französische Regierung den Titel eines John Nelson, Sir Neville Marriner, Wolfgang dem Hallé Orchestra aufgetreten und hat mit Finley startete seine Karriere als Chorknabe in Kommandeurs der Ehrenlegion; die Stadt New Sawallisch, Zubin Mehta, Antonio Pappano und Sir vielen der angesehensten Dirigenten gearbeitet, so Ottawa/Kanada und setzte seine Ausbildung in York ernannte ihn 1997 zum Kulturbotschafter Simon Rattle zusammen. Es liegen verschiedene u. a. mit James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, André Previn, Großbritannien am Royal College of Music, King’s von New York City; von der Republik Polen erhielt Einspielungen von ihr vor, darunter Don Giovanni Michael Tilson Thomas, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Kurt College/Cambridge und am National Opera Studio er 1999 das Kommandeursverdienstkreuz und von der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Jahre unter Sir Charles Mackerras, Barbers Vanessa unter Masur, Donald Runnicles, Sir Colin Davis, Christoph fort, bevor er sein Gesangsstudium bei Armen 2002 das Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern; 2005 Leonard Slatkin, Fidelio mit David Parry, Mahlers Eschenbach, Mariss Jansons, Neemi Järvi, Charles Boyajian in New York vervollkommnete. erhielt er den Ehrendoktorhut des Royal College Achte Symphonie unter Sir Simon Rattle sowie Dutoit, Robert Spano, Andreas Delfs and Mark of Music, London. Er ist zudem Ehrenbürger seiner Rezitals mit Werken von Schubert und Strauss. Elder. Geburtsstadt Brieg/Schlesien. CHRISTINE BREWER sopran ANTHONY DEAN GRIFFEY tenor GERALD FINLEY bariton KURT MASUR dirigent

Christine Brewer stammt aus Illinois und begann Anthony Dean Griffey ist Absolvent des Lindemann Der kanadische Bariton Gerald Finley ist Kurt Masur ist bei Orchestern und Publikum ihre berufliche Laufbahn am Opera Theatre in Young Artist Development-Programms der inzwischen einer der führenden Sänger seiner in aller Welt als herausragender Dirigent und Saint Louis. Zu ihren Rollen gehörten die Gräfin Metropolitan Opera. Sein Debüt dort hatte er Generation; er tritt mit großem Erfolg in einem Humanist bekannt. Seit September 2000 wirkt Almaviva (New York City Opera, Royal Opera), als erster Ritter in Parsifal. An der Met ist er weitgefächerten Repertoire auf den wichtigsten er als Chefdirigent des London Philharmonic Donna Anna (Edinburgh Festival sowie an Bühnen seitdem in mehreren Rollen aufgetreten, u. a. Opernbühnen und Konzertpodien der Welt Orchestra, dessen neues Plattenlabel er im Jahre in London, New York und Florida), Ariadne (English in der Titelrolle von Peter Grimes, die er auch auf. Die Zusammenarbeit mit Dirigenten wie 2005 mit Liveaufnahmen von Schostakowitschs National Opera, Opéra de Lyon, Santa Fe Festival in Glyndebourne, an der Pariser Oper und der Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Antonio Pappano und Symphonien Nr. 1 und 5 (LPO-0001) lancierte. Seit und Metropolitan Opera) und Leonore in Fidelio Oper in Santa Fe gesungen hat. Außerdem Sir Simon Rattle sind Teil einer florierenden September 2002 ist Kurt Masur auch Musikalischer (Lissabon, San Francisco). Weiterhin trat sie in hat er an der Lyric Opera Chicago als Sam in Karriere. Gerald Finley hat vor allem mit Mozart Leiter des Orchestre National de France, Paris. Webers Oberon (London), Strauss’ Die Ägyptische Susannah gastiert und war an der Oper von San und Händel brilliert, aber auch seine Darstellung Zwischen 1991 und 2002 hatte er den gleichen Helena und in Brittens Peter Grimes in Santa Fe Francisco bei der Welturaufführung von André von Owen Wingrave in der Verfilmung von Posten beim New York Philharmonic Orchestra auf. Christine Brewer war weiterhin als Isolde zu Previns A Streetcar Named Desire („Endstation Brittens gleichnamiger Oper auf Channel 4 erhielt inne. Als erstem Leiter des Orchesters überhaupt hören (mit dem BBC Symphony Orchestra unter Sehnsucht“) dabei. Anthony Dean Griffey gilt in begeisterte Kritiken. Zudem war er in zahlreichen wurde ihm bei seinem Ausscheiden der Titel eines Donald Runnicles, dem Los Angeles Philharmonic seiner Generation als einer der führenden Sänger Uraufführungen zu hören, so als Harry Heegan Musikdirektors Emeritus verliehen. Lange Jahre Orchestra unter Esa-Pekka Salonen und beim des symphonischen und Chorrepertoires. Er tritt in Mark-Anthony Turnages The Silver Tassie und diente Maestro Masur dem Leipziger Gewandhaus Edinburgh Festival unter Jonathan Nott), als regelmäßig mit den bedeutendsten Orchestern der als J. Robert Oppenheimer in John Adams’ Doctor als Kapellmeister - es ist dies ein Titel von grö_tem Chrysothemis in Elektra (Cleveland Orchestra Vereinigten Staaten und Europas auf, so mit den Atomic. Auch auf der Konzertbühne und im historischen Gewicht. Als er sich 1996 aus Leipzig unter Franz Welser-Möst) und in Gloriana (beim Orchestern von New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Plattenstudio ist Gerald Finley sehr aktiv; so hat verabschiedete, ernannte ihn das Gewandhaus Aldeburgh Festival unter Richard Hickox). Auf dem San Francisco, Los Angeles, Saint Louis, Minnesota, er Ersteinspielungen von Mark-Anthony Turnage zum ersten Ehrendirigenten seiner Geschichte. Konzertpodium wurde sie von den wichtigsten Seattle, Pittsburgh, Houston, Detroit, Baltimore (darunter When I Woke auf LPO-0007), Kaija amerikanischen und europäischen Orchesters und Saint Paul. Auf internationaler Ebene ist er Saariaho und Julian Philips vorgelegt. Seit 1975 hat Kurt Masur eine Professur an der begleitet und arbeitete mit Dirigenten wie Sir mit dem London Philharmonic Orchestra, dem Als Liedsänger wird er regelmäßig von Julius Drake Leipziger Hochschule für Musik inne. Ihm wurden Roger Norrington, Michael Tilson Thomas, Kurt London Symphony Orchestra, den Münchner begleitet, so z. B. für eine Einspielung mit Liedern zahlreiche Auszeichnungen zuerkannt: so verlieh Masur, Christoph von Dohnányi, Andrew Litton, Symphonikern, dem NHK Symphony Japan und von Charles Ives für Hyperion Records. Gerald ihm die französische Regierung den Titel eines John Nelson, Sir Neville Marriner, Wolfgang dem Hallé Orchestra aufgetreten und hat mit Finley startete seine Karriere als Chorknabe in Kommandeurs der Ehrenlegion; die Stadt New Sawallisch, Zubin Mehta, Antonio Pappano und Sir vielen der angesehensten Dirigenten gearbeitet, so Ottawa/Kanada und setzte seine Ausbildung in York ernannte ihn 1997 zum Kulturbotschafter Simon Rattle zusammen. Es liegen verschiedene u. a. mit James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, André Previn, Großbritannien am Royal College of Music, King’s von New York City; von der Republik Polen erhielt Einspielungen von ihr vor, darunter Don Giovanni Michael Tilson Thomas, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Kurt College/Cambridge und am National Opera Studio er 1999 das Kommandeursverdienstkreuz und von der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Jahre unter Sir Charles Mackerras, Barbers Vanessa unter Masur, Donald Runnicles, Sir Colin Davis, Christoph fort, bevor er sein Gesangsstudium bei Armen 2002 das Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern; 2005 Leonard Slatkin, Fidelio mit David Parry, Mahlers Eschenbach, Mariss Jansons, Neemi Järvi, Charles Boyajian in New York vervollkommnete. erhielt er den Ehrendoktorhut des Royal College Achte Symphonie unter Sir Simon Rattle sowie Dutoit, Robert Spano, Andreas Delfs and Mark of Music, London. Er ist zudem Ehrenbürger seiner Rezitals mit Werken von Schubert und Strauss. Elder. Geburtsstadt Brieg/Schlesien. LONDON PHILHARMONIC NEVILLE CREED dirigent london philharmonic choir TIFFIN BOYS’ CHOIR ORCHESTRA (kammerorchester) und chorleiter Simon Toyne dirigent

Dank seiner Vielseitigkeit und herausragenden Als Stipendiat studierte Neville Creed Musik und Der London Philharmonic Choir wurde 1947 als Seit seiner Gründung im Jahre 1957 steht der Tiffin künstlerischen Qualität genießt das London Dirigieren am Trinity College in Cambridge und Chor für das London Philharmonic Orchestra Boys’ Choir an vorderster Front der englischen Philharmonic Orchestra seit langem einen an der Guildhall School of Music, wo er mit dem gegründet. Er gilt als einer der besten Chöre Musikszene. Er besteht aus Schülern der Tiffin ausgezeichneten Ruf, den das Orchester Ricordi-Dirigentenpreis ausgezeichnet wurde. Großbritanniens und erntet stets hervorragende School in Kingston-upon-Thames und hat Werke immer aufs Neue unter Beweis stellt: Durch Er hat weiterhin Preise für Chorleitung in Italien Kritiken. Der London Philharmonic Choir arbeitet von John Gardner, Christopher Brown, Elizabeth seine Aufführungen im Konzertsaal und in der und für Orchesterdirigat beim Internationalen weiterhin mit dem London Philharmonic Poston und Anthony Pitts zur Uraufführung Oper, durch seine zahlreichen, immer wieder Dirigentenwettbewerb in Leeds gewonnen. Orchestra, aber auch mit vielen anderen gebracht. Er ist vielfach am Royal Opera House mit Preisen bedachten Plattenaufnahmen, 1994 wurde er zum Chordirektor des London englischen Orchestern; zudem ist er jedes Jahr Covent Garden unter Dirigenten wie Sir Colin auf erfolgreichen Tourneen und dank Philharmonic Choir ernannt und übernahm bei den Promenadenkonzerten der BBC dabei. Davis, Bernard Haitink, Lorin Maazel, Sir Simon seiner Pionierarbeit auf dem Gebiet der 2002 den extra für ihn geschaffenen Posten Der Chor hat unter einigen der bedeutendsten Rattle und Antonio Pappano aufgetreten. Musikerziehung. Seit September 2000 ist des Künstlerischen Leiters. Er hat den London Dirigenten gesungen, z. B. Pierre Boulez, Mark Der Knabenchor kann diverse Schallplattenein Kurt Masur der Chefdirigent des Orchesters. Philharmonic Choir vielfach dirigiert, sowohl Elder, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Bernard Haitink, spielungen vorweisen, so die Achte Symphonie Er fügt sich damit würdig in die glanzvolle in England als auch auf den ausgedehnten Kurt Masur, Sir Roger Norrington, Sir Simon von mit Klaus Tennstedt (EMI), Reihe seiner Vorgänger ein, die seit seiner Auslandstourneen des Chors. Neville Creed Rattle, Sir Georg Solti und Klaus Tennstedt. Puccinis Il Trittico, Massenets Werther und Gründung durch Sir Thomas Beecham im hat außerdem den Tiffin Boys’ Chor geleitet, Der London Philharmonic Choir hat bei Puccinis Tosca mit Antonio Pappano (EMI), Jahre 1932 an der Spitze des Orchesters der mit allen wichtigen Londoner Orchestern mehr als siebzig Schallplatteneinspielungen Brittens Billy Budd mit Richard Hickox (Chandos), gestanden haben - u. a. Sir Adrian Boult, Sir gesungen und bei der berühmten Einspielung von mitgewirkt, darunter bei der mit einem Grammy Mahlers Dritte Symphonie mit Benjamin John Pritchard, Bernard Haitink, Sir Georg Mahlers Achter mit dem London Philharmonic ausgezeichneten Aufnahme von Mahlers Zander (Telarc) und Lesley Garretts Album The Solti, Klaus Tennstedt und Franz Welser- Orchestra unter Klaus Tennstedt mitgewirkt Achter Symphonie unter Klaus Tennstedt. Der Singer (EMI). Auch im kommerziellen Sektor Möst. Im März 2003 berief das Orchester hat. Zusätzlich zu seiner Arbeit als Director of Chor ist oft auf Tournee; in den letzten Jahren ist der Chor sehr gut im Geschäft - z. B. tritt Vladimir Jurowski als Ersten Gastdirigenten. Music an St Edward’s in Oxford war Neville Creed war er auf den Kanarischen Inseln und beim er im Fernsehen und bei großen Events auf eine Zeitlang Chordirektor des Bournemouth Lucerne Festival und hat Konzerte in Europa, und spielt Soundtracks von Spielfilmen ein. Seit 1992 hat das London Philharmonic Symphony Chorus, der für seine Aufnahme von Hong Kong, Malaysia und Australien gegeben. Orchestra seinen Sitz in der Royal Festival Hall, Waltons Belshazzar’s Feast einen Grammy wo es jedes Jahr zwischen September und und diverse Gramophone Awards erhalten Mai verschiedene Konzertreihen anbietet. Im hat. Er hat die Konzerte zahlreicher englischer Sommer kann man das Orchester in Sussex Orchester und Chöre geleitet, die Uraufführung hören: Seit über vierzig Jahren begleitet es von Richard Blackfords Voices of Exile dirigiert die Opernfestspiele in Glyndebourne. Das und zeichnet für einige Schallplatteneinspielun Orchester gastiert auch in ganz Großbritannien gen verantwortlich, so für die sehr erfolgreiche und hat zahlreiche Tourneen in den USA, Aufnahme von David Fanshawes African Sanctus. Europa und Japan unternommen; dazu gab es Gastspiele in Indien, Hong Kong, China, Süd-Korea, Australien und Südafrika. LONDON PHILHARMONIC NEVILLE CREED dirigent london philharmonic choir TIFFIN BOYS’ CHOIR ORCHESTRA (kammerorchester) und chorleiter Simon Toyne dirigent

Dank seiner Vielseitigkeit und herausragenden Als Stipendiat studierte Neville Creed Musik und Der London Philharmonic Choir wurde 1947 als Seit seiner Gründung im Jahre 1957 steht der Tiffin künstlerischen Qualität genießt das London Dirigieren am Trinity College in Cambridge und Chor für das London Philharmonic Orchestra Boys’ Choir an vorderster Front der englischen Philharmonic Orchestra seit langem einen an der Guildhall School of Music, wo er mit dem gegründet. Er gilt als einer der besten Chöre Musikszene. Er besteht aus Schülern der Tiffin ausgezeichneten Ruf, den das Orchester Ricordi-Dirigentenpreis ausgezeichnet wurde. Großbritanniens und erntet stets hervorragende School in Kingston-upon-Thames und hat Werke immer aufs Neue unter Beweis stellt: Durch Er hat weiterhin Preise für Chorleitung in Italien Kritiken. Der London Philharmonic Choir arbeitet von John Gardner, Christopher Brown, Elizabeth seine Aufführungen im Konzertsaal und in der und für Orchesterdirigat beim Internationalen weiterhin mit dem London Philharmonic Poston und Anthony Pitts zur Uraufführung Oper, durch seine zahlreichen, immer wieder Dirigentenwettbewerb in Leeds gewonnen. Orchestra, aber auch mit vielen anderen gebracht. Er ist vielfach am Royal Opera House mit Preisen bedachten Plattenaufnahmen, 1994 wurde er zum Chordirektor des London englischen Orchestern; zudem ist er jedes Jahr Covent Garden unter Dirigenten wie Sir Colin auf erfolgreichen Tourneen und dank Philharmonic Choir ernannt und übernahm bei den Promenadenkonzerten der BBC dabei. Davis, Bernard Haitink, Lorin Maazel, Sir Simon seiner Pionierarbeit auf dem Gebiet der 2002 den extra für ihn geschaffenen Posten Der Chor hat unter einigen der bedeutendsten Rattle und Antonio Pappano aufgetreten. Musikerziehung. Seit September 2000 ist des Künstlerischen Leiters. Er hat den London Dirigenten gesungen, z. B. Pierre Boulez, Mark Der Knabenchor kann diverse Schallplattenein Kurt Masur der Chefdirigent des Orchesters. Philharmonic Choir vielfach dirigiert, sowohl Elder, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Bernard Haitink, spielungen vorweisen, so die Achte Symphonie Er fügt sich damit würdig in die glanzvolle in England als auch auf den ausgedehnten Kurt Masur, Sir Roger Norrington, Sir Simon von Gustav Mahler mit Klaus Tennstedt (EMI), Reihe seiner Vorgänger ein, die seit seiner Auslandstourneen des Chors. Neville Creed Rattle, Sir Georg Solti und Klaus Tennstedt. Puccinis Il Trittico, Massenets Werther und Gründung durch Sir Thomas Beecham im hat außerdem den Tiffin Boys’ Chor geleitet, Der London Philharmonic Choir hat bei Puccinis Tosca mit Antonio Pappano (EMI), Jahre 1932 an der Spitze des Orchesters der mit allen wichtigen Londoner Orchestern mehr als siebzig Schallplatteneinspielungen Brittens Billy Budd mit Richard Hickox (Chandos), gestanden haben - u. a. Sir Adrian Boult, Sir gesungen und bei der berühmten Einspielung von mitgewirkt, darunter bei der mit einem Grammy Mahlers Dritte Symphonie mit Benjamin John Pritchard, Bernard Haitink, Sir Georg Mahlers Achter mit dem London Philharmonic ausgezeichneten Aufnahme von Mahlers Zander (Telarc) und Lesley Garretts Album The Solti, Klaus Tennstedt und Franz Welser- Orchestra unter Klaus Tennstedt mitgewirkt Achter Symphonie unter Klaus Tennstedt. Der Singer (EMI). Auch im kommerziellen Sektor Möst. Im März 2003 berief das Orchester hat. Zusätzlich zu seiner Arbeit als Director of Chor ist oft auf Tournee; in den letzten Jahren ist der Chor sehr gut im Geschäft - z. B. tritt Vladimir Jurowski als Ersten Gastdirigenten. Music an St Edward’s in Oxford war Neville Creed war er auf den Kanarischen Inseln und beim er im Fernsehen und bei großen Events auf eine Zeitlang Chordirektor des Bournemouth Lucerne Festival und hat Konzerte in Europa, und spielt Soundtracks von Spielfilmen ein. Seit 1992 hat das London Philharmonic Symphony Chorus, der für seine Aufnahme von Hong Kong, Malaysia und Australien gegeben. Orchestra seinen Sitz in der Royal Festival Hall, Waltons Belshazzar’s Feast einen Grammy wo es jedes Jahr zwischen September und und diverse Gramophone Awards erhalten Mai verschiedene Konzertreihen anbietet. Im hat. Er hat die Konzerte zahlreicher englischer Sommer kann man das Orchester in Sussex Orchester und Chöre geleitet, die Uraufführung hören: Seit über vierzig Jahren begleitet es von Richard Blackfords Voices of Exile dirigiert die Opernfestspiele in Glyndebourne. Das und zeichnet für einige Schallplatteneinspielun Orchester gastiert auch in ganz Großbritannien gen verantwortlich, so für die sehr erfolgreiche und hat zahlreiche Tourneen in den USA, Aufnahme von David Fanshawes African Sanctus. Europa und Japan unternommen; dazu gab es Gastspiele in Indien, Hong Kong, China, Süd-Korea, Australien und Südafrika. Also available from the London Philharmonic Orchestra LPO-0001 LPO-0002

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The London Philharmonic Orchestra with Kurt Masur BENJAMIN BRITTEN 1913 – 1976 War Requiem Op. 66 CD1 37:17 01 6:43 Requiem aeternam 02 4:03 What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? 03 3:33 Dies irae 04 3:01 Bugles sang britten 05 3:23 Liber scriptus proferetur war requiem 06 1:40 Out there, we’ve walked quite friendly up to Death 07 3:24 Recordare 08 1:06 Confutatis maledictis 09 3:06 Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm 10 2:04 Lacrimosa 11 5:05 Move him into the sun

CD2 46:15 01 3:46 Offertorium KURT MASUR conductor 02 6:30 So Abram rose, and clave the wood 03 3:06 Sanctus CHRISTINE BREWER soprano 04 3:03 Benedictus ANTHONY DEAN GRIFFEY tenor 05 3:53 After the blast of lightning from the East 06 3:41 Agnus Dei GERALD FINLEY baritone 07 6:58 Libera me LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA and CHOIR 08 8:37 It seemed that out of battle I escaped 09 6:26 ‘Let us sleep now…’ KURT MASUR conductor NEVILLE CREED conductor (chamber orchestra) and chorus master CHRISTINE BREWER soprano ANTHONY DEAN GRIFFEY tenor GERALD FINLEY baritone LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA and CHOIR BORIS GARLITSKY leader (chamber orchestra) PIETER SCHOEMAN leader (symphony orchestra) TIFFIN BOYS’ CHOIR simon toyne conductor (Tiffin Boys’ Choir) LPO – 0010