George Benjamin
Born: 31st January 1960, London, England
Nationality: English
Sir George William John Benjamin, CBE is an English composer, conductor, pianist and teacher.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benjamin_(composer)
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Further Reading: Benjamin, G
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Sir George Benjamin on Lessons in Love and Violence
13th Feb 2019
The composer talks to Katherine about the genesis of his third opera, which premiered at Covent Garden last May and was released on DVD and Blu-ray at the end of December.
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George Benjamin's Lessons in Love and Violence
28th Dec 2018
The British composer's third opera, based on the downfall of Edward II and starring French baritone Stéphane Degout as the conflicted monarch, has a compact, claustrophobic beauty.
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All Works: Benjamin, G
- 'Twas in the year that King Uzziah died (2)
- A Canon for Sally (1)
- A Lullaby for Lalit (1)
- A Mind of Winter (1)
- Altitude (2)
- Antara (2)
- At First Light (2)
- Dance Figures (1)
- Dream of the Song (3)
- Duet for piano and orchestra (1)
- Fantasy on Iambic Rhythm (1)
- Flight (4)
- Into The Little Hill (2)
- Lauer Lied (1)
- Lessons in Love and Violence (5)
- Meditation on Haydn's Name (1)
- Nine Choreographic Scenes for Orchestra (1)
- Octet (1979) (1)
- Olicantus (4)
- Palimpsests (2)
- Panorama (1)
- Piano Sonata (1979) (1)
- Ringed by the Flat Horizon (1)
- Shadowlines, Six Canonic Preludes For Piano (2001) (4)
- Sometime Voices (1)
- Sonata for Viola & Piano (1)
- Sudden Time (2)
- Three Inventions For Chamber Orchestra (1)
- Three Miniatures for Solo Violin (3)
- Three Studies For Solo Piano (1)
- Two or four (for piano four hands) (1)
- Two or four (for piano two hands) (1)
- Upon Silence (1990) (2)
- Upon Silence (1991) (1)
- Viola, Viola for two violas (3)
- Written on Skin (8)
Recent Best Sellers: Benjamin, G
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La Fauvette Passerinette | A Messiaen premiere with birds, landscapes and homages
Peter Hill (piano)
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2014, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2014, Editor's Choice
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George Benjamin: Written on Skin | and Duet for piano and orchestra
Christopher Purves (The Protector), Barbara Hannigan (Agnès), Bejun Mehta (First Angel/Boy), Victoria Simmonds (Second Angel/Marie), Allan Clayton (Third Angel/John), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin
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Gramophone Awards, 2013, Finalist - Contemporary
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2014, Premiere Award
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Special offer. L'Aurore | Eugene Ysaye, George Benjamin, Hildegard von Bingen Etc.
Carolin Widmann (violin)
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, Instrumental Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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George Benjamin: Palimpsests
Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Modern Orchestra, George Benjamin, Oliver Knussen
CD: $18.75Download from $8.00
