Ed Zubrow wrote:

>To prepare for attending the Boston Symphony's performance of Britten's
>War Requiem, I listened to a variety of CDs from my collection.  Some
>were Requiems and some was relevant instrumental music.  I hoped to find
>commonalities among these works from different times and cultures and, by
>so doing, to see how Britten's work might fit in.

I've just been reading the passage in john Culshaw's biography "Putting
the Record Straight" about his producing the first recording of this
masterpiece.  It makes fascinating reading and gives wonderful insights
into the classic Decca recording.

Bruce