BBC Proms
War Requiem
S18 • E2 Aug 4, 1964
(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.
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.