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Verdi's Requiem

Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the 91Èȱ¬ 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’s Requiem has been described as the greatest opera he never wrote. Ryan Wigglesworth has assembled the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, the 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra and a stellar team of solo singers – 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)
91Èȱ¬ 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: 91Èȱ¬ 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 Köln. Director: Reinhard Goebel.
    • Heinichen: Dresden Concerti.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 11-13.
  • Niccolò Paganini

    Variations on the theme ‘Dal tuo stellato soglio’ from Mosè in Egitto by Rossini (‘Moses Fantasy’)

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

Broadcast

  • Thu 21 Mar 2024 19:30