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Prom 37: Britten’s War Requiem

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms 2024

Live at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms: Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra, plus three outstanding soloists in Britten's War Requiem.

Live at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms: Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra, plus three outstanding soloists in Britten's War Requiem.

Presented by Martin Handley, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

7.30pm
Benjamin Britten: War Requiem

Natalya Romaniw (soprano)
Allan Clayton (tenor)
Will Liverman (baritone)
Tiffin Boys’ Choir
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor)

Sir Antonio Pappano and his London Symphony Orchestra are joined by three choirs and three outstanding vocal soloists for a work of hope that emerged from the ashes of destruction. Benjamin Britten was moved by the bombing of Coventry during the Second World War to write his monumental War Requiem, a work that pits contrasting musical ensembles against one another as the chilling innocence of boys’ voices meets the outspoken, acerbic protests of soldiers and massed choirs expressing suffering and deliverance. Never has this tense, angry and cautiously optimistic work seemed more relevant since its first performance 62 years ago.

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1 hour, 44 minutes

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Sat 17 Aug 2024 19:30
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Music Played

  • Benjamin Britten

    War Requiem Op.66

    Performer: Natalya Romaniw. Performer: Allan Clayton. Performer: Will Liverman. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano. Choir: Tiffin Boys’ Choir. Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus. Choir: London Symphony Chorus.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12: I. Adagio non troppo - Allegro non

    • Mendelssohn: String Quartets, Vol. 1.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12: III. Andante espressivo

    • Mendelssohn: String Quartets, Vol. 1.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.

  • Aaron Copland

    8 Poems of Emily Dickinson: No.4 Heart, we will forget him

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Copland: Quiet City.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Sat 17 Aug 2024 19:30
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