London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle - Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, The Young Persons Guide (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless +Booklet | 1:19:32 | 337 Mb
Genre: Classical
Celebrating the work of Benjamin Britten, this album combines three of the composer’s enduringly popular, yet vastly distinctive works. Sir Simon Rattle leads us on an unexpected journey through this diverse collection of masterpieces.
Written shortly after the outbreak of World War II, Sinfonia da Requiem meditates in part on the political populism which had, for the second time in just a few decades, plunged the world in to an existential crisis. In this piece, Britten’s rich, yearning harmonies reveal a sombre and dramatic warning of the cost of conflict.