War Requiem, Op 66
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Performers: ±«Óãtv National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Emma Bell (Soprano)
Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth
Date of broadcast: 11 November 2018
Requiem - an extended hymn for the dead - is reshaped by Britten with the addition of Wilfred Owen's devastating WW1 poems. This musical battleground fills with huge forces - soloists, multiple choirs, an orchestra and off-stage ensemble. Hope is offered to us at the end but only after much pain and sadness.
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Performers: ±«Óãtv National Orchestra of Wales
Performers: Gloucester Cathedral Boys Choir
Performers: ±«Óãtv National Chorus of Wales
Performers: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Choir
Performer: Emma Bell (Soprano)
Performer: Allan Clayton (Tenor)
Performer: Roman Trekel (Baritone)
Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth
Assistant Conductor: Nia Llewelyn
Recording date: 11 November 2018
Date of broadcast: 11 November 2018
