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Verdi's Requiem

Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Verdi's Requiem with guest singers Miah Persson, Alice Coote, Antonio Poli and William Thomas

Arguably no composer had a deeper understanding of the human heart, or a more potent sense of drama, than Giuseppe Verdi. Blazing with emotion Verdi鈥檚 Requiem has been described as the greatest opera he never wrote. Ryan Wigglesworth has assembled the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra and a stellar team of solo singers 鈥� all ready to storm the ramparts of death itself.

Live from City Halls, Glasgow

Presented by Kate Molleson

Verdi: Requiem (Messa da Requiem)

Miah Persson (soprano)
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano)
Antonio Poli (tenor)
William Thomas (bass)
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor)
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Edinburgh Festival Chorus

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Requiem

    Performer: Miah Persson. Performer: Alice Coote. Performer: William Thomas. Performer: Antonio Poli. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth. Choir: Edinburgh Festival Chorus.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Quintet for clarinet and strings (Op.115) in B minor

    Performer: Dame Thea King. Ensemble: Gabrieli String Quartet.
    • Hyperion.
  • Johann David Heinichen

    Dresden Concerto in F major, S 232

    Ensemble: Musica Antiqua K枚ln. Director: Reinhard Goebel.
    • Heinichen: Dresden Concerti.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 11-13.
  • Niccol貌 Paganini

    Variations on the theme 鈥楧al tuo stellato soglio鈥� from Mos猫 in Egitto by Rossini (鈥楳oses Fantasy鈥�)

    Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Performer: Vivian Hornik Weilerstein.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Thu 21 Mar 2024 19:30