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| Composer | Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Death, dance and dirges with the City of London Sinfonia at The Rest is Noise
Southbank Centre’s The Rest is Noise festival is continuing this season with programming focusing on the second half of the 20th century. Tonight’s music was a part of the festival’s Britten centenary celebrations, adding in works by Copland and Shostakovich.
British and Russian music with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Itzhak Perlman
In the second week of their 2013/14 season, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Peter Oundjian, presented three major works, beginning with two which were definitely not the same-old, same-old repertoire. The event positioned two English pieces as a stark contrast to the Russian one in the second half.Benjamin Britten never completed his clarinet concerto.