Akhmatova Requiem

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Akhmatova Requiem Bass-Baritone Vocals – John Shirley-QuirkConductor – Gennadi RozhdestvenskyOrchestra – BBC Symphony OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Phyllis Bryn-JulsonWords By – Anna Akhmatova*Words By [Translated Into English By] – Sergei Hackel	(52:20)
1	Requiem	0:47
2	I Dedication	12:43
3	II Introduction	3:36
4	III	3:08
5	IV	0:37
6	V	1:18
7	VI	2:01
8	VII	3:35
9	VIII	1:27
10	IX	1:30
11	X The Sentence	1:13
12	XI To Death	2:34
13	XII	1:39
14	XIII Crucifixion	0:44
15	XIV	4:36
16	XV	1:04
17	XVI Epilogue	2:15
18	XVII Epilogue II	7:35
Six Russian Folk-Songs Bassoon – Brian WightmanCello – Christopher Van KampenDomra – Robert CalcuttEnsemble – Nash Ensemble*Flute – Judith PearcePiano – John ConstableSoprano Vocals – Elise RossTrumpet – James Watson Violin – Marcia Crayford, Monica Huggett	(16:16)
19	O Dark Autumn Night	3:37
20	In The Garden Stands A Pretty Birch Tree	2:42
21	Darling, Let Us Walk By The Banks Of The Volga	2:00
22	I Have Seen The Great Wide World	1:17
23	Pretty Maid, Why Do You Stare So Longingly?	2:52
24	Kalinka	3:48

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Royal Albert Hall
• Recorded At – The Roundhouse
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – BBC
• Copyright (c) – NMC Recordings Ltd.

Credits

• Artwork [Cover] – Kazimir Malevich*
• Composed By, Liner Notes – John Tavener
• Cover [Image], Graphics – Francois Hall*
• Executive-Producer – Colin Matthews
• Producer – C B Samuelson*
• Remastered By – David Lefeber
• Sleeve Notes – Elizabeth Seymour

Notes

Manufactured in the EU

Total timing: 69' 00"

Produced in association with BBC Radio 3

With generous support from the Britten-Pears Foundation

Supported by Arts Council England

Recorded live as part of the BBC Proms:
tracks 1 to 18 in the Royal Albert Hall, London on 27th August 1981
tracks 19 to 24 in The Roundhouse, London on 2nd September 1979

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 023363 020824
• Label Code: LC-03128

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
15656 91972	Tavener*	Akhmatova Requiem ‎(CD, Comp)	BBC Radio Classics	15656 91972	UK	1997