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Britten on Record: English songs by Bridge, Butterworth, Moeran, Warlock, Ireland and Lennox Berkeley

Posted on March 2, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Britten on Record: English songs by Bridge, Butterworth, Moeran, Warlock, Ireland and Lennox Berkeley (Decca) Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano) Studio recording: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, September and October 1955 Bridge – Go not, happy day (Alfred Tennyson); … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Variation on an Elizabethan Theme

Posted on November 9, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

The Royal Cypher of Queen Elizabeth II Variation on an Elizabethan Theme for string orchestra (January 1953, Britten aged 29) – part of Variations on an Elizabethan Theme, a multi-composer work: Theme – Byrd, arr. Imogen Holst Variation 1: Allegro … Continue reading →

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Britten at the Proms – Young Apollo & Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge

Posted on August 14, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Camerata Ireland The second Britten-themed Saturday matinee concert at the Cadogan Hall brought Camerata Ireland to the Proms for the first time. Listening back to the radio broadcast confirms another programming success, the bravura of Britten’s Young Apollo and the … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Piano Concerto, Op.13

Posted on August 6, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

(c) Ben Hogwood Piano Concerto, Op.13 (7 February – 26 July 1938, Britten aged 24. Revised c1945) 1 Toccata 2 Waltz 3 Impromptu (replacing the original Recitative and Aria) 4 March Dedication Lennox Berkeley Duration 35′ Audio clips – using … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Mont Juic, Op.12

Posted on August 2, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

(c) Brian Hogwood Mont Juic, Op.12 – Suite of Catalan dances for orchestra by Lennox Berkeley and Benjamin Britten (6 April – 12 December 1937, Britten aged 24) 1 Andante maestoso 2 Allegro grazioso 3 Lament: Andante moderato 4 Allegro … Continue reading →

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