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Radio 4,18 May 1999,28 mins

Series Series 1

Benjamin Britten's War Requiem

For One Night Only

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Paul Gambaccini goes behind the scenes of the first performance of Britten's masterpiece, performed to mark the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962. He talks to performers and audience members about that momentous, emotionally charged evening.

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