it marks the time and day that World War One ended in 1918. A silence may also be observed on Remembrance Sunday, on the second Sunday in November each year. Music plays a hugely significant role ...

War, especially, remains an eternally popular topic in music. World War II, the largest and most transformative conflict of the past 100 years, is certainly no exception. The war, the Holocaust ...

To mark 100 years since the start of the Great War this recording explores the theme of remembrance, with Britten Sinfonia and soloists Christine Rice and Roderick Williams.

Here is more on the origin of the poppy, its importance and why they continue to be a symbol of Remembrance in the UK. In 1915, Canadian doctor Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote his famous war ...