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Commemoration
Mark Tully discusses acts of commemoration with campaigner and Ravensbruck survivor Selma Van de Perre and introduces music and readings inspired by the wars of the last 100 years.
On Remembrance Day, Mark Tully asks why we feel acts of commemoration are important and discusses their purpose with the campaigner and survivor of Ravensbruck Concentration Camp, Selma Van de Perre.
He also introduces readings and music written in commemoration of some of the major conflicts and acts of violence of the last 100 years - from accounts of the very first Armistice Day to commemorations of the Afghan conflict. There is music too, ranging from Shostakovich to Suzanne Vega.
The readers are Jane Whittenshaw, David Westhead and Francis Cadder.
Produced by Frank Stirling
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Music Played
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George Lloyd
In Memoriam
Performer: Black Dyke Band.- George Lloyd: English Heritage and Other Music for Brass.
- Albany Music Distribution.
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John Foulds
Op. 60: Part II: XIX. Benedictio
Performer: ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Leon Botstein (Conductor).- A World Requiem.
- Chandos.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Babi Yar
Performer: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Performer: Bernard Haitink (Conductor).- Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor (Op. 113, subtitled Babi Yar).
- Decca.
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Suzanne Vega
It Hit ±«Óãtv
- Vigil.
- Conscious Records.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Dona Nobis Pacem - Reconcilliation
Performer: Edith Weins. Performer: Brian Rayner Cook. Performer: The London Philharmonic. Performer: London Philharmonic Choir. Performer: Bryden Thomson (Conductor).- Dona Nobis Pacem & Five Mystical Songs.
- Chandos.
Readings
Title: The Missing Of The Somme
Author: Geoff Dyer
Published by Canon Gate
Title: Soldering On
Author: David Constantine
Published by Bloodaxe Books ‘Collected Poems: By David Constantine’
Title: Remembering Sacrifices Of The Past – And Present
Author: Editorial
Published in The Daily Telegraph on 12.07.14
Title: The World’s Peace
Author: George Appleton
Published in ‘Beyond The Blue Mountains’ by MedioMedia
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