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Work: Simple Symphony, Op.4

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ComposerBritten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1934
Work typeOrchestral
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MarvãoComposer Portrait - Benjamin Britten

Festival Internacional De Música De Marvão
Britten
Carla Isabel Gómez; Martin Mitterrutzner; Ruifeng Lin; Aleksandar Madžar

LondonTimothy Ridout / Munich Chamber Orchestra

Wigmore Hall
Mozart, Tabakova, Bach, Britten
Munich Chamber Orchestra; Timothy Ridout

MunichTugan Sokhiev & Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

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Britten, Roussel, Prokofiev
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Tugan Sokhiev
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In Prague, a worthy tribute to a seminal conductor

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The Prague Philharmonia carries on founder Jiří Bělohlávek's legacy with a bracing birthday celebration. 
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Baroque inspirations from Emelyanychev and the SCO

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Maxim Emelyanychev and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra offer a Baroque-inspired programme of Bach, Handel, Britten, a modern take on Scarlatti and wonderfully zany Schnittke.

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A compelling case for Shostakovich 4 in Philadelphia

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Tugan Sokhiev leads the Philadelphia Orchestra in a powerful performance of Shostakovich’s haunting Fourth Symphony. Shorter pieces by Gabrieli and Britten offer an enjoyable prelude.
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