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| Composer | Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Year | 1943 |
| Work type | Vocal |
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StockholmRite of Spring with the Orchestra
Britten, Stravinsky
Royal Swedish Orchestra; TBC; Michael Weinius; Stefan Dohr
Monte-CarloLawrence Foster & Dezsö Ránki
Beethoven, Britten
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo; Lawrence Foster; Dezsö Ránki; Hugo Brady; Patrick Peignier
ZurichBostridge, Bloxham & Goldscheider
Purcell, Clyne, Britten
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Jonathan Bloxham; Ian Bostridge; Ben Goldscheider
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The Belgrade Philharmonic: a fine English orchestra
Howard Griffiths conducts English music in Belgrade. Ian Bostridge and Nikola Ćirić star and Britten's Serenade and Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony wow the Serbian audience.
Britten and Elgar challenge expectations at Symphony Hall
Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO demonstrate the mercurial tension in Britten’s Serenade and Elgar’s First Symphony in the season finale.
Bath Festival Orchestra inspires the next generation at Cadogan Hall
Atmospheric Britten from Ben Goldscheider and Robin Tritschler, and insightful playing from the BFO under Peter Manning, with students from the Bobby Moore Academy at the evening's heart.
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Bachtrack top ten: Benjamin Britten
A tour of Britten, celebrating the finest works by the composer who launched the English operatic renaissance.
Hornucopia: Richard Watkins on Brain, Britten and Turnage
Ahead of a programme celebrating the Philharmonia's "horn sound", former principal Richard Watkins talks about the orchestra's debt to Dennis Brain, Britten's Serenade and a new concerto composed for him by Mark-Anthony Turnage.