Culture : Review: Performance of the Highest Order, Judged Perfectly ; War Requiem Worcester Cathedral

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Although Stravinsky once waspishly referred to its 'Battle-of- Britten sentiment', few would now deny that Britten's War Requiem< is the choral work of the 20th century.

It's a masterpiece of structural innovation (the integration of secular poetry with a Latin liturgical text, a device since emulated by many composers) and great emotional power.

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Culture : Review: Performance of the Highest Order, Judged Perfectly ; War Requiem Worcester Cathedral

Friday's performance was everything it should be.

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