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Benjamin Britten in 1968. This list of compositions includes all the published works by English composer Benjamin Britten with opus number.
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces.
Sir Edward Benjamin Britten (ur. 22 listopada 1913 w Lowestoft, zm. 4 grudnia 1976 w Aldeburghu) – angielski kompozytor, dyrygent i pianista, uchodzący za najwybitniejszego kompozytora brytyjskiego XX wieku [1].
The output of English composer Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) is fascinatingly varied, spanning everything from large-scale operas via a famous War Requiem and orchestral showpieces like A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, to some of the most adventurous and exciting chamber music of the twentieth century.
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Nocturne and Les Illuminations. Barry Tuckwell (horn), Peter Pears (tenor); London Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra/Benjamin Britten Decca 436 3952. Britten ’s Serenade was written in 1943, for the unusual forces of tenor, horn and strings.
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) was one of the 20th century’s greatest opera composers. Born in Suffolk, England, he studied at the Royal College of Music.
The founding composer of Faber Music, Benjamin Britten is a central figure in this history of British music. Blessed with tremendous imagination and facility he composed across all genres, though vocal music was always a central preoccupation.
