Category Archives: Chamber music

Listening to Britten – Two pieces for violin and piano

Posted on August 27, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Photo (c) Ben Hogwood Two pieces for violin and piano (29-30 June 1931, Britten aged 17) 1 The Moon 2 Going down hill on a bicycle Dedication Remo Lauricella Duration 5′ Audio clips Clips of the new Naxos recording from … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Miniature Suite for string quartet

Posted on August 26, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Britten (bottom left) and his class at Gresham’s School. Image courtesy of http://www.britten100.org” Miniature Suite for string quartet (26 January – 13 February 1929, Britten aged 15) 1 Novelette 2 Minuet 3 Romance 4 Gavotte Dedication not known Duration 10’30” … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Etude for solo viola

Posted on July 15, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Gresham’s Senior Prep (c) Evelyn Simak Etude for solo viola (18 February 1929, Britten aged 15) Dedication not known Duration 2’30” Audio and Notation The notation for the Etude, together with a recording made by Henrietta Hill, can be found … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Valse in B major

Posted on July 8, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

The church of St Peter, Lowestoft, in the early 1920s. Photo used courtesy of the Suffolk Churches website Valse in B major for violin and piano (4 October 1925, Britten aged 11) Dedication not known Duration 2’30” Background and Critical … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Lachrymae, Op.48a

Posted on March 25, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Marsh harrier (c) Graham Catley, whose rather wonderful blog Pewit can be found here Lachrymae: Reflections on a song of John Dowland op. 48a for viola and orchestra (16 May 1950, arranged February 1976, Britten aged 62) Dedication Cecil Aronowitz … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Tema ‘SACHER’

Posted on March 18, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Photo (c) Ben Hogwood Tema SACHER (5 January 1976, Britten aged 62) Dedication For Paul Sacher at the invitation of Mstislav Rostropovich Duration 1′ Audio The beginning of a recent recording of Tema SACHER made by Alban Gerhardt can be … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – String Quartet no.3, Op.94

Posted on March 16, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

(c) Brian Hogwood String Quartet No.3, Op.94 (October – 20 November 1975, Britten aged 61) 1 Duets: With moderate movement 2 Ostinato: Very fast 3 Solo: Very calm 4 Burlesque: Fast, con fuoco 5 Recitative and Passacaglia Dedication Hans Keller … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Suite for solo cello no.3, Op.87

Posted on January 16, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Photo (c) Ben Hogwood Suite for solo cello no.3, Op.87 (23 February – 3 March 1971, Britten aged 57) Dedication For Slava Duration 22′ 1 Introduzione 2 Marcia 3 Canto 4 Barcarola 5 Dialogo 6 Fuga 7 Recitativo 8 Moto … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Suite for harp, Op.83

Posted on January 11, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

St Raphael, Dordogne 1968 bj John Piper. Photo (c) Estate of John Piper courtesy of the Tate collection Suite for harp, op. 83 (March 1969, Britten aged 55) Dedication Osian Ellis Duration 14′ 1 Overture 2 Toccata 3 Nocturne 4 … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Suite for solo cello no.2, Op.80

Posted on December 23, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Photo (c) Ben Hogwood Suite for solo cello no.2, Op.80 (August 1967, Britten aged 53) Dedication For Slava Duration 22′ 1 Declamato 2 Fuga 3 Scherzo 4 [untitled} 5 Ciaccona Audio Clips from the first recording of the suite, made … Continue reading →

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