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Billy Budd – Complete Opera by Britten
Teatro Real Orchestra, conducted by Ivor Bolton, presents “Billy Budd,” an opera by Benjamin Britten….
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Full Opera by Benjamin Britten
Royal Swedish Opera presents Britten’s opera, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”…
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Benjamin Britten – War Requiem
Britten’s “War Requiem,” presented in a concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of World War I, conducted by Marin Alsop….
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Peter Grimes (1969) – Opera by Benjamin Britten
1969 performance of “Peter Grimes” by Benjamin Britten….
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Benjamin Britten – The Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22
Peter Pears sings “The Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo” by Benjamin Britten….
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Benjamin Britten – The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas and the New World Symphony present Benjamin Britten’s brilliant work, “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.”…
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Benjamin Britten – Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra & Lorenzo Viotti perform Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem….
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Henry Purcell
…20th century, most notably Benjamin Britten, is undeniable. Britten, who arranged many of Purcell’s vocal works for voice(s) and piano, once stated that Purcell’s music “speaks to us as directly…
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams was a British composer whose music is celebrated for its quintessentially English character. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century….
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Edward Elgar
…friends, was well-received for its originality and charm, establishing Elgar as the pre-eminent British composer of his generation. The first decade of the 20th century was a fruitful period for…
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Vanessa Mae Plays The Storm by Antonio Vivaldi
Vanessa-Mae, the internationally known British pop and classical musician, is famous for her violin skills. She describes her music style as “violin techno-acoustic fusion” and has released albums with a…
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Ilona Kabos Plays Excerpts from Liszt’s Weihnachtsbaum
Ilona Kabos, a British pianist born in Budapest in 1893 and died in London in 1973, played excerpts from Liszt’s “Weihnachtsbaum” (Christmas Tree) in her 1952 recording. She was a…
