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Radio 3,03 Apr 2026,134 mins

Easter: A Seasonal Journey... Easter at King's

Radio 3 in Concert

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David Hill conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Bach Choir, live from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, in music for Good Friday by Wagner and Poulenc. The main work is Duruflé's 1947 Requiem, which draws on Gregorian plainchant, something he was very familiar with after his early musical training at the cathedral in Rouen. Presented by Ian Skelly. Wagner: Good Friday Music from Parsifal Poulenc: Four Lenten Motets Duruflé: Requiem Katherine Gregory (mezzo-soprano) Gareth Brynmor John (baritone) The Bach Choir BBC Concert Orchestra Conductor David Hill

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    Artist
  2. 1.
    Parsifal - Opera In 3 Acts ; Act 3; Du Wuschest Mir Die Fusse (Good Friday Music)
    Parsifal - Opera In 3 Acts ; Act 3; Du Wuschest Mir Die Fusse (Good Friday Music)
    Richard Wagner
  3. 2.
    4 Motets Pour Un Temps De Penitence
    4 Motets Pour Un Temps De Penitence
    Francis Poulenc
  4. 3.
    Requiem Op.9
    Requiem Op.9
    Maurice Duruflé
  5. 4.
    String Quartet No 1 in F major, Op 18 No 1
    String Quartet No 1 in F major, Op 18 No 1
    Ludwig van Beethoven
  6. 5.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
    Benjamin Britten
  7. 6.
    Licht und Liebe, D.352
    Licht und Liebe, D.352
    Franz Schubert