Mark Seeley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Chris Bonds wrote of his search for the perfect Verdi Requiem.  I am
>looking for the same of Britten's War Requiem.  I am considering the London
>recording under the direction of Britten himself, but I hear it is not that
>well recorded.

It is well recorded but there is a degree of mastertape hiss.  Maybe Decca
will remaster it as they are currently doing for the Solti releases (the
remastered Elektra is spellbinding)

>The others I am considering are Hickox on Chados and Shaw on Telarc.

Go for the Hickox.  A SUPERB recording and performance with the Ballad of
Heroes as an impressive coupling PLUS Sinfonia da Requiem.  Truly value
for money.  Do look at the Britten pages on my site

   http://www.musicweb.force9.co.uk/music/britten/

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