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Britten: War Requiem.
Britten War Requiem. Brewer, Griffey, Finley; LPO & Choir/Masur (LP00010 (2CD))
Kurt Masur's connection with this work runs deep, not least through his experiences as a 17-year-old conscript in the German army and as a prisoner of war. "We had to give up our weapons," he recalls; "we had to ...
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