War Requiem

BBC Proms Season 18 Episode 2

Overview:
(Prom 9) by Benjamin Britten.

Text from the Latin Mass for the Dead and poems by Wilfred Owen.

Direct from the Promenade Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Heather Harper soprano; Peter Pears tenor; Thomas Hemsley baritone

The Melos Ensemble

Conducted by Benjamin Britten

BBC Chorus and Choral Society

Boys from Emanuel School

Conductor, Christian Strover

London Philharmonic Choir

Conductor, Frederic Jackson

Simon Preston organ and chamber organ

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Leader, Hugh Maguire

Conducted by Meredith Davies

Introduced by Richard Baker.

Genre : Documentary

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Release Date : 1964-08-04

Duration : 180 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 18)

First Night of the Proms
1. First Night of the Proms
War Requiem
2. War Requiem
Henry Wood Promenade Concert
3. Henry Wood Promenade Concert
Sunday Prom: Gilbert and Sullivan
4. Sunday Prom: Gilbert and Sullivan
Sunday Prom: Beethoven and Stravinsky
5. Sunday Prom: Beethoven and Stravinsky
Henry Wood Promenade Concert
6. Henry Wood Promenade Concert
Sunday Prom: Bach and Chopin
7. Sunday Prom: Bach and Chopin
Sunday Prom
8. Sunday Prom
Sunday Prom: Music by Haydn
9. Sunday Prom: Music by Haydn
Last Night of the Proms
10. Last Night of the Proms


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