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Album · 1985

War Requiem

by Benjamin Britten

War Requiem is a 1985 classical album by Benjamin Britten. It runs 30 tracks across 132 minutes.

Classical · Contemporary Classical

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30
Tracks
132 min
Runtime
142 bpm
Tempo
G major
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Tracklist

30 tracks · 132 min

  1. 01War Requiem, Op. 66: V. Agnus dei: One Ever Hangs
  2. 01War Requiem, Op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam: Requiem Aeternam
  3. 02War Requiem, Op. 66: VI. Libera me: Libera Me, Domine
  4. 02War Requiem, Op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam: What Passing-Bells for These Who Die as Cattle?
  5. 03War Requiem, Op. 66: VI. Libera me: It Seemed That Out of Battle I Escaped
  6. 03War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies irae: Dies Irae
  7. 04War Requiem, Op. 66: VI. Libera me: Let Us Sleep Now... In Paradisum
  8. 04War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies irae: Bugles Sang
  9. 05Rehearsing War Requiem: Requiem Aeternam (rehearsal)
  10. 05War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies irae: Liber Scriptus Proferetur
  11. 06War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies irae: Out There
  12. 06Rehearsing War Requiem: Dies Irae: Rehearsal of the Opening Section
  13. 07Rehearsing War Requiem: Dies Irae: Discussion in the Control Room Between Britten and Galina Vishnevskaya (Via Her Interpreter), Then Between John Cul
  14. 07War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies irae: Recordare Jesu Pie
  15. 08Rehearsing War Requiem: Dies Irae: Rehearsal of End of Movement
  16. 08War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies irae: Be Slowly Lifted Up
  17. 09Rehearsing War Requiem: Offertorium (rehearsal)
  18. 09War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies irae: Dies Irae
  19. 10War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies irae: Lacrimosa Dies Illa
  20. 10Rehearsing War Requiem: Sanctus (rehearsal)
  21. 11Rehearsing War Requiem: Sanctus: Discussion in the Control Room Between Britten and Galina Vishnevskaya (Via Her Interpreter)
  22. 11War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies irae: Move Him Into the Sun
  23. 12Rehearsing War Requiem: Agnus Dei: Discussion in the Control Room Between Britten, Peter Pears and John Culshaw
  24. 12War Requiem, Op. 66: III. Domine Jesu Christe
  25. 13Rehearsing War Requiem: Libera Me: Discussion in the Control Room Between Britten and John Culshaw
  26. 13War Requiem, Op. 66: III. So Abram Rose
  27. 14War Requiem, Op. 66: IV. Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus
  28. 14Rehearsing War Requiem: Libera Me (rehearsal)
  29. 15War Requiem, Op. 66: IV. After the Blast of Lightning
  30. 15Rehearsing War Requiem: Libera Me: Rehearsal of Closing Page

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In brief

When was War Requiem released?
War Requiem was released in 1985.
How many tracks are on War Requiem?
War Requiem has 30 tracks, with a runtime of 132 minutes.
What genre is War Requiem?
War Requiem is catalogued under Classical, Contemporary Classical.
What BPM is War Requiem?
War Requiem runs at a median tempo of 142 BPM across its tracks, most often in G major, measured from audio analysis.

War Requiem at a glance

Label
Decca
Recorded at
Kingsway Hall
Produced by
John Culshaw

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