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Mozart Requiem

Three works by Mozart, all written during the final months of his life - the concert aria Per questa bella mano, the Clarinet Concerto in A major, and the Requiem.

From the Royal Albert Hall, three glorious works by Mozart, all written during the final months of his life. Conductor Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra are joined by Hanno Müller-Brachmann for the concert aria Per questa bella mano, and clarinettist Akos Acs is the soloist in the ever-popular Clarinet Concerto in A major.

The prom concludes with Mozart's magnificent Requiem, with bass soloist Hanno Müller-Brachmann, soprano Lucy Crowe, mezzo-soprano Barbara Kozelj and tenor Jeremy Ovenden. The orchestra and soloists are joined by one of Europe's leading choirs, Collegium Vocale Gent.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Aria 'Per questa bella mano', K 612

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Concerto in A major

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Requiem in D minor (compl. Süssmayr), K 626

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer. Performer: Jeremy Ovenden. Performer: Neal Davies. Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent.

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterPetroc Trelawny
ProducerHelen Mansfield
DirectorSimon Broughton
ConductorIvan Fischer
OrchestraBudapest Festival Orchestra
ChoirCollegium Vocale Gent
MusicianAkos Acs
MusicianZsolt Fejervari
SingerLucy Crowe
SingerBarbara Kozelj
SingerJeremy Ovenden
SingerHanno Muller-Brachmann

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