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Britten's Century
Celebrating 100 Years of Britten
Britten's Century
Celebrating 100 Years of Britten
Description
2013 marks the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten. Here is an outstanding collection of essays to mark the event.
Britten's Century considers various aspects of Britten's life and work. The book is written by biographers, performers and music critics. Here is a wealth of subject matter - Britten's operatic output, his orchestral works, his contribution to the revival of English song.
Biographically, this book moves on beyond the relationship with Peter Pears and the salacious speculation about his infatuation with various boys, to a consideration of Britten's experience as a homosexual man living in a largely homophobic society.
Another area here which is often overlooked is the view of Britten from outside the British Isles - the USA and Italy, where his operas have long been extremely popular.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Outsider and the Insider by Nicholas Kenyon
PART ONE: BRITTEN - THE MAN
Britten's Biographers by Paul Kildea
The Britten Century by Philip Brett
Fathers and Godfathers by Michael Berkeley
Working with Britten by Janet Baker
Britten and the Gang by Peter Parker
Auden, Britten and Night Mail by Blake Morrison
Auden, Britten and The Habit of Art by Alan Bennett
A Haunting Relationship: Janette Miller talks to Hannah Nepil
PART TWO: BRITTEN - THE MUSIC
Death in Venice: A Personal Narrative by Colin Matthews
Peter Grimes: Now Gossip is Put on Trial by Nicholas Hammond
Gloriana as Music Drama: A Reaffirmation by Hans Keller
Britten's Last Masterpiece by Hans Keller
Conducting Britten: Edward Gardner talks to Nicholas Kenyon
A Britten Childhood by Ian Bostridge
A Dancer Before God: Britten's Five Canticles by Roger Vignoles
'Almost Miraculous': Britten's Music for Orchestra by Guy Dammann
Britten and the Piano by Stephen Hough
Britten and the Race to the Finish by John Bridcut
Back to the Future: The Work of the Britten-Pears Foundation by Richard Jarman
Notes on the contributors
Acknowledgements
Product details
| Published | 20 Jun 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 208 |
| ISBN | 9781441151865 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Continuum |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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