Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Alessandro Fisher Based on a true incident

Based on a true incident which occurred during the French Revolution

Symphony No 5 in C Minor: I

for the second time in just a few decades

its themes of courage

David Soar

Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Alessandro Fisher Based on a true incidentCelebrating 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