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BBC Symphony Orchestra
"My subject is war, and the pity of war. The poetry is in the pity ..."
These unforgettable words by Wilfred Owen are inscribed at the head of the score to Britten's War Requiem. The BBC Symphony Orchestra received a ten-minute standing ovation from the audience at the Salzburg Festival for this performance of Britten's most moving work.
Eva Urbanova (soprano), Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor). Thomas Hampson (baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus. St Florian Choristers. conductor Andrew Davis

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Unknown:
Wilfred Owen
Soprano:
Hans Peter
Tenor:
Thomas Hampson
Conductor:
Andrew Davis
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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