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DVDAn Australian war requiem : A world premiere / Christopher Bowen.
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| Work | Composer | Performers | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Australian war requiem (2014) — multiple choirs with orchestra Recorded/performed at: Sydney Town Hall, on 10 Aug 14. |
Christopher Bowen and Pamela Traynor | Christopher Bowen, Waitara Voices, Sydney University Graduate Choir, Celeste Lazarenko, Ayse GÓ§knur Shanal, Henry Choo, Adrian Tamburini, Christopher Richardson, Fort Street High School Choir | 1 hours, 20 mins, 31 sec. |
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Duration: 81 min.
[Tableau One: The Horror of War] 1. Those heroes that shed their blood – 2. Voices of the dead – 3. Stabat mater – 4. Oh Mother – 5. Death march – 6. We wonder when – 7. When men open their hearts – 8. Oh mother (reprise) – 9. Cuius animam – 10. Shells burst – 11. Interlude
[Tableau Two: Sons and Mothers] 12. O quam tristis – 13. Mother, it is now midnight – 14. Quis est homo – 15. Oh my dear son – 16. How I pity the women in this war – 17. Miserere – 18. How your dear heart has ached – 19. Interlude
[Tableau Three: Reflections on Loss] 20. Pro peccatis suae gentis – 21. Battle music – 22. At daybreak – 23. Soon after he came to us – 24. Vidit suum dulcem natum – 25. The last duty was performed – 26. Dying but in ev’ry stir – 27. I see so much of death – 28. Eia mater, fons amoris – The losses of this war are lamentable – 30. The last post – 31. They shall grow not old – 32. Lament of the lone piper.
Booklet contains programme notes, biographical information about the composer, librettist, and performers, and historical information about Australian involvement in World War I.
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