Benjamin Britten (Composer)
Born: 22nd November 1913, Lowestoft
Died: 4th December 1976, Aldeburgh
Nationality: English
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten 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 (1945), the War Requiem (1962) and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (1945).
Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, the son of a dentist, Britten showed talent from an early age. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London and privately with the composer Frank Bridge.
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Further Reading: Britten
Video Interview,
Elgan Llŷr Thomas on Unveiled
In the wake of the release of his debut album featuring a bold new translation of Britten's Michelangelo Sonnets (plus music by Tippett, Gipps and Thomas himself), the Welsh tenor discusses queer representation in opera and song - and why he feels that 'it's about time we started adding other stories into the mix'...
Interview,
Jocelyn Freeman on The Poet's Echo
The pianist discusses her album of works with a Pushkin connection (including a new version of Britten's eponymous song-cycle, Shostakovich's Cello Sonata and Prokofiev's Three Romances), recently released on Rubicon and also featuring soprano Gemma Summerfield, baritone Gareth Brynmor John & cellist Abi Hyde-Smith.
Popular Genres: Britten
Orchestral
Chamber
Instrumental
Vocal
Choral
Popular Works: Britten
- A Boy was Born, Op. 3 (39)
- A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 (119)
- A Hymn of Saint Columba (25)
- A Hymn to the Virgin (115)
- A New Year Carol (20)
- Down by the Salley Gardens (40)
- Festival Te Deum in E, Op. 32 (29)
- Folksongs Volume 1: British Isles · Folk Songs (25)
- Folksongs Volume 3: British Isles · Pray Goody (20)
- Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a (53)
- Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27 (53)
- Jubilate Deo in C major (1961) (36)
- Lachrymae for viola & piano, Op. 48 (34)
- Lachrymae for viola & strings, Op. 48a (28)
- Les illuminations, Op. 18 (50)
- Missa Brevis in D major, Op. 63 (35)
- Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op. 70 (48)
- Nocturne, Op. 60 for tenor, obbligato instruments and strings (25)
- O Waly, Waly (24)
- Passacaglia from Peter Grimes, Op. 33b (21)
- Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 (46)
- Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31 (44)
- Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22 (26)
- Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (75)
- Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 (43)
- Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for solo oboe, Op. 49 (27)
- Sonata for cello and piano in C major, Op. 65 (54)
- String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 (23)
- String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36 (27)
- String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94 (29)
- Suite for harp in C major, Op. 83 (32)
- Suite No. 1 for cello solo, Op. 72 (39)
- Suite No. 2 for cello solo, Op. 80 (32)
- Suite No. 3 for cello solo, Op. 87 (40)
- Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 (26)
- Te Deum in C (27)
- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (88)
- Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 (46)
- Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15 (36)
- War Requiem, Op. 66 (35)
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