Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Buy:ALAC - 24bit 96kHz Symphony No 2 in D

Symphony No 2 in D Minor: IV

A winner of the Rosa Ponselle and Barcelona competitions

Elijah received roof-raising applause

Leonore Overture No 2

Based on a true incident which occurred during the French Revolution

Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Buy:ALAC - 24bit 96kHz Symphony No 2 in DCelebrating the work of Benjamin Britten, this album combines three of the composers enduringly popular, yet vastly distinctive works. Sir Simon Rattle leads us on an unexpected journey through this diverse collection of masterpieces. Written shortly after the outbreak of World War II, Sinfonia da Requiem meditates in part on the political populism which had, for the second time in just a few decades, plunged the world in to an existential crisis. In