BBC Proms: War Requiem

Aired 1964-08-04

(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.

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Episodes

Season

10 episodes

BBC Proms: War Requiem

First Night of the Proms

War Requiem

Henry Wood Promenade Concert

Sunday Prom: Gilbert and Sullivan

Sunday Prom: Beethoven and Stravinsky

Henry Wood Promenade Concert

Sunday Prom: Bach and Chopin

Sunday Prom

Sunday Prom: Music by Haydn

Last Night of the Proms