Akhmatova: Requiem | John Tavener - Wise Music Classical

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Akhmatova Requiem: Requiem

Akhmatova Requiem: I. Dedication

Akhmatova Requiem: II. Introduction

Akhmatova Requiem: III. —

Akhmatova Requiem: IV. —

Akhmatova Requiem: V. —

Akhmatova Requiem: VI. —

Akhmatova Requiem: VII. —

Akhmatova Requiem: VIII. —

Akhmatova Requiem: IX. —

- Resistance and Dissent
- Poetry and music have long been wielded as powerful tools for protest and dissent. Here, we explore a selection of pieces representing resistance to political and systemic oppression.

“It’s a powerful work, lyrical and sparsely textured”

Erica Jeal , The Guardian

7th October 2014

“The glory of this work lies in its vocal writing

Hilary Finch , The Times

7th October 2014

“So vivid is its musical vocabulary, so visceral its gestures…that it’s hard not to get sucked into its tragic mindset.”

Hannah Nepil , The Financial Times

6th October 2014

“It’s a powerful work, lyrical and sparsely textured”

Erica Jeal , The Guardian

6th October 2014

Akhmatova Requiem

Label
NMC Recordings
Catalogue Number
NMC D208
Conductor
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Ensemble
BBC Symphony Orchestra / The Nash Ensemble
Soloist
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano; John Shirley-Quirk, bass-baritone; Elise Ross, soprano
Released
2014

Label
BBC Radio Classics
Catalogue Number
15656 9197-2
Conductor
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Ensemble
Nash Ensemble / BBC Symphony Orchestra
Soloist
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano; John Shirley Quirk, bass-baritone; Elise Ross, soprano
Released
1997