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Archive Week
Stephen Johnson presents five concerts from the BBC Archives voted for by Radio 3 listeners, featuring some of the great moments of musical broadcasting.
Tonight, Carlo Maria Giulini 's performance of Verdi's Requiem from the 1963 Proms. The cathedral-like acoustic of the Royal
Albert Hall appealed to the contemplative side of Giulini's personality, giving this interpretation a character quite unlike his classic commercial recording, along with plenty of hair-raising drama and grandeur. Amy Shuard (soprano), Anna Reynolds (mezzo), Richard Lewis (tenor), David Ward (bass),
Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Carlo Maria Giulini Verdi Requiem

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Johnson
Unknown:
Carlo Maria Giulini
Unknown:
Albert Hall
Soprano:
Amy Shuard
Soprano:
Anna Reynolds
Tenor:
Richard Lewis
Bass:
David Ward
Conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini
Conductor:
Verdi Requiem
Source: Radio Times

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