Mark Seeley 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.

Actually, it's extremely well recorded, by any standard.  There is a bit
more tape hiss than one might find in a modern recording, but the ear
(mine, at least) adjusts very quickly to this.

That said, I still recommend the Hickox on Chandos, mostly because I prefer
his soloists.  Britten's (Vishnevskaya, Pears, and Fischer-Dieskau) all
have unique sounds, but all are, IMO, acquired tastes.

William D. Kasimer
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