Category Archives: Summaries

Listening to Britten – The American Dream

Posted on September 18, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

The MS Axel Johnson, the ship on which Britten and Pears returned to England from America in 1942. Image courtesy of the Britten-Pears Foundation Listening to Britten, on its voyage to take in the composer’s entire available recorded output chronologically, … Continue reading →

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Britten and earworms

Posted on August 18, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

(c) Brian Hogwood As Listening to Britten progresses, I find in many of his works that the composer is leaving a calling card in the form of an earworm – that is, something I can’t get out of my head … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – the early teens at Gresham’s

Posted on April 21, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Gresham’s School, Holt The second part of the Britten listening project has seen the composer spread his wings stylistically and personally, as he moves into his teens and leaves home. There are still strong musical references to his favourite composers … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – some early thoughts

Posted on March 24, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Seagull, (c) Ben Hogwood I’ll be honest – so far, starting the ‘Listening To Britten’ series has been a bit more difficult than I expected. Part of the problem is knowing the big hitters that lie ahead, and all the … Continue reading →

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