BBC Proms · SEASON 18

War Requiem

Episode 2 · 1964-08-04

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Episode 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.

Season 18 episodes

1. First Night of the Proms1964-07-25 2. War Requiem1964-08-04 3. Henry Wood Promenade Concert1964-08-11 4. Sunday Prom: Gilbert and Sullivan1964-08-16 5. Sunday Prom: Beethoven and Stravinsky1964-08-23 6. Henry Wood Promenade Concert1964-08-25 7. Sunday Prom: Bach and Chopin1964-08-30 8. Sunday Prom1964-09-06 9. Sunday Prom: Music by Haydn1964-09-13 10. Last Night of the Proms1964-09-19