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Work: Cello Symphony, Op.68

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ComposerBritten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1963
Work typeOrchestral
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HamburgBenjamin Kruithof | Nicolas Ellis

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Shostakovich, Britten
Symphoniker Hamburg – Laeiszhalle Orchester; Nicolas Ellis; Benjamin Kruithof

GlasgowAfternoon Performance: Alban Gerhardt Plays Britten's Cello Symphony

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Musgrave, Britten, Elgar
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Ryan Wigglesworth; Alban Gerhardt

BerlinSymphoniekonzert III

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Britten, Mendelssohn
Staatskapelle Berlin; Alan Gilbert; Alisa Weilerstein
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Impassioned musicianship at Snape's “Britten and Russia” weekend

Britten's Cello Symphony and a no-holds-barred account of Shostakovich’s mighty Tenth Symphony at Snape Maltings
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The End of Time and a UK première

Prophecies and apocalyptic visions were on the programme as part of the London Philharmonic's Be Moved season.
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Berlin Radio Symphony and the sounds that travel far and back home

Marek Janowski has been the chief conductor of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra since 2002. This concert of Beethoven, Britten and Dvořák found both conductor and orchestra on find form. 
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