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Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten OM CH 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. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes, the War Requiem and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. Britten was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, the son of a dentist. He showed talent from an early age. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London and privately with the composer Frank Bridge. Britten first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934. With the premiere of Peter Grimes in 1945, he leapt to international fame. Over the next 28 years, he wrote 14 more operas, establishing himself as one of the leading 20th-century composers in the genre. In addition to large-scale operas for Sadler's Wells and Covent Garden, he wrote chamber operas for small forces, suitable for performance in venues of modest size. Among the best known of these is The Turn of the Screw. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Britten) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

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Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K.183: 1. Allegro con brio
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Mozart: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K.550: 1. Molto allegro
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Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7 - A New Year Carol
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J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048: 3. Allegro
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Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7 - Songs From Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: "Cuckoo!"

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Srikandi

Album2024
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Tellemann, Britten, Schubert & Mahler

Album2024
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In Memoriam II: The Scordatura Album

Album2023
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A Classical Journey from Enigma to Nutcracker

Album2024
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A Most Marvellous Party: Noel Coward and Friends

Album2023
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The Unreleased Masters

Album2023
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Liturgic Pappano

Album2024
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The Poet's Echo

Album2023
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Un lieu à soi

Album2024
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Britten: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2

Album2023

Singles

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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 - II. Dies irae: e. Recordare Jesu pie

2023
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A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: There Is No Rose

2020
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Mozart: Concerto No. 12 in A Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 414

2010
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Lord, What is Man? (Realisation for Voice & Piano by Benjamin Britten)

2023
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Saint Nicolas, Op 42: The Death of Nicolas

2020
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Corpus Christi Carol

2020
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Four Sea Interludes Op. 33a: IV. Storm (Arr. for Organ by Anna Lapwood)

2021
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Saint Nicolas, Op 42: Nicolas Comes to Myra and Is Chosen Bishop

2020
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I Will Give My Love an Apple (Soprano e chitarra)

2020
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A Ceremony of Carols: II. Wolcum Yole!

2020

Videos

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Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, Op.66 / Requiem aeternam: 1a. Requiem aeternam:

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Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, Op.66 / Offertorium: 3b. So Abram Rose, and Clave The Wood

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War Requiem, Op.66 / Requiem aeternam: 1b. What Passing Bells for These who die as Cattle?

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Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, Op.66 / Libera me: 6b. It Seemed That Out of Battle I Escaped

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Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, Op.66 / Dies irae: 2i. Move Him Into The Sun

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Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, Op.66 /Sanctus: 4b. After The Blast of Lightning From The East

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Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, Op.66 / Dies irae: 2b. Bugles Sang, Saddening The Evening Air

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Presenting Schubert

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Classical Chamber Music

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Nighttime Nocturnes

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Mellow Cello

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Gentle Chamber Music

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Classical Calm

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Classical Workout

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Essential Classical

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