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Work: Peter Grimes, Op.33a: Four Sea Interludes

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ComposerBritten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Work typeOrchestral
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ReykjavíkOpen House at the Orchestra

Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Britten, Clyne, Debussy, Howard, Williams, Harrison, Grieg
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Rolf Verbeek

StockholmSea Music and Symphonic Dances

© Neda Navaee | Daniel Stigefelt
Smyth, Britten, Elgar, Rachmaninov
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Maxim Emelyanychev; Nina Stemme

BerlinDeutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin I

Berliner Festspiele
Britten, Mahler, Lim, Beethoven
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Simone Young; Francesco Piemontesi
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The NHK Symphony Orchestra explores its history in its centenary

Tatsuya Shimono conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo © NHKSO
As part of its centenary celebrations this season, the NHK Symphony Orchestra has curated a Japanese Composer Series with three intriguing concerts, of which this concert is the second.
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Rockin’ at the Rudolfinum: the Czech Phil plays Bryce Dessner

Jakub Hrůša with Bryce Dessner and David Chalmin © Petra Hajská
American guitarist and composer Bryce Dessner brings a subdued palette to his debut appearance with the Czech Philharmonic.
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Ning Feng’s Korngold is not quite a “Hollywood hit” in Poole

Ning Feng in rehearsal with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra © Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Sian Edwards takes the helm of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Britten, Korngold and Dvořák, with mixed results. 
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MelbourneMelbourne Symphony / Sir Andrew Davis

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Britten, Lutosławski, Vaughan Williams, Rachmaninov
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Sir Andrew Davis; Richard Tognetti
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Bachtrack top ten: Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten © Hans Wild | Wikimedia Commons
A tour of Britten, celebrating the finest works by the composer who launched the English operatic renaissance. 

Six works inspired by the sea

The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai © Public Domain
We look at Peter Grimes and other works inspired by the sea.