Wilfred Owen Week: a Farewell to Arms
Fiona Talkington introduces music and readings connected with war and reconciliation, forming part of Radio 3's Wilfred Owen season.
Simon Day (reader), BBC Singers, Endymion, conductor Andrew Carwood
Richard Rodney Bennett A Farewell to Arms Will Todd Before Action (BBC Radio 3 commission, first performance)
Paul Ayres When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead (BBC Radio 3 commission, first performance) Ravel Trois Chansons
8.15 Twenty Minutes: Your Own
Wilfred Wilfred Owen was a prolific correspondent, and some of his letters inspired Judith Bingham 's new piece in this evening's concert. Dominic Hibberd , Wilfred Owen 's most recent biographer, discusses what they reveal about Owen's character.
8.35 Judith Bingham An Ancient Music
(BBC Radio 3 commission, first performance) Ivor Gurney Sleep; Spring; Under the Greenwood Tree
Michael Tippett Five Spirituals (A Child of Our Time)