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Verdi's Requiem from Berlin

Teodor Currentzis conducts the Berlin Philharmonic and musicAeterna Chorus in Verdi's Requiem.

Recorded in November last year in the Philharmonie, Berlin, conductor Teodor Currentzis conducts a powerful performance of Verdi's Requiem. The Berlin Philharmonic is joined by musicAeterna Chorus and a starry line-up of soloists in this dramatic work.
Presented by Fiona Talkington.

Verdi: Requiem
Zarina Abaeva, soprano
Cl茅mentine Margaine, mezzo-soprano
Sergey Romanovsky, tenor
Evgeny Stavinsky, bass
musicAeterna Chorus
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Teodor Currentzis, conductor

Followed at 9pm with music by JS Bach and Shostakovich performed by German-born cellist Alban Gerhardt

JS Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV1008
Alban Gerhardt, cello

Shostakovich: Sonata in D minor Op.40 for cello and piano
Alban Gerhardt, cello
Steven Osborne, piano

Image Credit: Nina Worb

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Requiem

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Teodor Currentzis. Singer: Zarina Abaeva. Singer: Cl茅mentine Margaine. Singer: Sergey Romanovsky. Singer: Evgeny Stavinsky. Choir: MusicAeterna Chorus.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite No. 2 in D minor, Bwv.1008

    Performer: Alban Gerhardt.
    • JS Bach Cello Suites.
    • Hyperion.
    • 7.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Sonata in D Minor, Op.40

    Performer: Alban Gerhardt. Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Shostakovich Sonatas.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.
  • Harrison Birtwistle

    Virelai [Sus une fontayne]

    Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: David Atherton.
    • NMC.

Broadcast

  • Mon 1 Jun 2020 19:30