Benjamin Britten

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This previously unpublished trio was written in late 1929, after Britten composed the Rhapsody For String Quartet (March 1929). The new publication will be edited by David Matthews , who spent 3 years...

Scored for Tenor Solo, SATB Chorus, SA Semi-Chorus, 4 Boy Singers and String Orchestra, Piano Duet, Percussion and Organ.

Of all the parables in the New Testament none has had quite such a universal and ever-renewed appeal as that of the Prodigal Son. With its unforgettable climax of reward and rejoicing being lavished n...

Text from English Miracle Plays, Moralities and Interludes, edited by Alfred Pollard.

The sources for this new edition of Britten's String Quartet No.3 was the original manuscript, a photocopy of the manuscript in progress, Rosamund Strode's fair copy. The Quartet was written for the A...

HPS 10

Benjamin Britten's last completed composition, Welcome Ode was originally written for school choir and orchestra. The 3 movements - Jig, Roundel and Canon , here transcribed for strings (score and par...

Britten's Two Portraits for strings - the composer himself called them 'Sketches' - were composed in August and September 1930, during the summer holidays preceding the sixteen-year-old composer's fir...

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Benjamin Britten zählt zu den universellsten Komponisten der Musikgeschichte. Sein Werk ist von tiefer Humanität geprägt, zeugt jedoch zugleich von der Faszination des Ambivalenten. Norbert Abels legt...

This familiar standard by English composer Benjamin Britten has become one of the classic introductions to the sights and sounds of the orchestra for young people. Enhance music appreciation and explo...