Fact file
| Year of birth | 1901 |
| Year of death | 1956 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Period | 20th century |
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BristolFarewell to Arms
Finzi, Vaughan Williams, Howells
Westminster Chamber Orchestra; Bristol Choral Society
LondonBefore Life and After – Roderick Williams & Iain Burnside
Britten, Finzi, Ireland
Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside; Harriet Walter
LondonLondon Mozart Players
Finzi, Mozart
Howard Shelley; London Mozart Players; Simon Blendis; Judith Busbridge
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Totally committed Finzi and inspired Shostakovich
Two works of personal victory, written at virtually the same point in history and against a backdrop of suffering, made up this very successful concert conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.
New dog, new tricks: Britten Sinfonia and Sir Mark Elder
A superb start to the Britten Sinfonia's Brahms cycle.
Bostridge's Shakespeare Songs at Wigmore Hall
Shakespeare songs turned out to be more of a Shakespeare feast starring Antonio Pappano, Ian Bostridge and the exceptional Eve Best.
Brushed up our Shakespeare in Prom 44
The BBC Concert Orchestra and Keith Lockhart offered a snapshot of the Bard's lasting artistic impact with music for composed for stage and screen, from this side of the Atlantic and beyond the pond.
List of works
Before and After Summer, Op.16: Channel FiringBefore and After Summer, Op.16: Childhood among the FernsDies NatalisEarth and Air and Rain, Op.15Earth and Air and Rain: Proud Songsters, poem by Thomas Hardy, Op.15 no.10Earth and Air and Rain: The Clock of the years, Op.15 no.8Eclogue, Op.10Farewell to ArmsFear no more the heat of the sunFive Bagatelles, Op.23Interlude, Op.21Lo, the full final Sacrifice, Op.26Prelude and Fugue for string trio, Op.24Requiem da CameraThe Too Short Time: AmabelWelcome sweet and sacred feast, Op.27 no.3