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| Composer | Birtwistle, Sir Harrison (1934-2022) |
| Period | Modern |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Revelatory Birtwistle and Beethoven from the BBC Scottish SO
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A composer-conductor's insight yields lasting rewards in Earth Dances and the Eroica at the Royal Albert Hall.
Spectacular Vaughan Williams and Birtwistle at the Barbican
Sparks flew as two British music giants, Vaughan Williams and Birtwistle, collided at the Barbican.
Birtwistle's Earth Dances: Gripping performance, but is it new music?
A wonderful performance of Harrison Birtwistle's Earth Dances at the New Music Dublin Festival, but can it still qualify as “new”?