The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is marking the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War with one of the most powerful pieces of music written in the 20th century: Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem. Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem was written in 1958 for the consecration of a new cathedral. ( THE ASSOCIATED PRESS )Article Continued BelowDays before the end of the First World War, Canadians celebrated in the streets. He produced the War Requiem, which interspersed the text of the traditional Latin Mass for the Dead with Owen’s poetry. Britten’s War Requiem doesn’t allow us to turn away.

Source: thestar November 07, 2018 12:56 UTC