When did BBC Proms Season 18 Episode 2 air?
BBC Proms Season 18 Episode 2 aired on August 4, 1964.
BBC Proms
The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and in recent years has explored an innovative series of Proms around the UK with concerts in all four nations. Its aim: to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience, which remains true to founder-conductor Henry Wood’s original vision in 1895. Whether you are a classical connoisseur or think classical music isn’t for you, there is something for everyone in the eight-week stretch of concerts.
Season 18 · Episode 2
War Requiem
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.
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