War Requiem review – in the cathedral where it premiered, Britten’s masterpiece has lost none of its power

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War Requiem review – in the cathedral where it premiered, Britten’s masterpiece has lost none of its power

Coventry Cathedral Kazuki Yamada led the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and chorus and soloists Christian Gerhaher, Andrew Staples and Olga Peretyatko in this monumental and moving performance of Britten’s towering work The premiere of Britten’s War Requiem as part of the consecration of Coventry’s new cathedral in 1962 left its German baritone soloist Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau “completely undone”. Sculptor Ba…