A Britten song festival. (composer Benjamin Britten)

From: Contemporary Review | Date: April 1, 1996| Author: Horder, Mervyn | Copyright information

Britten-Pears Trust and BBC Radio has organized a series of concerts featuring the songs of composer Benjamin Britten. Britten's works that are to be featured in concerts include 'Tit for Tat', 'Opus 7' songs and 'Paul Bunyan' from his early output as well as more mature works such as 'Michelangelo Sonnets' and the oratorio 'Abraham and Isaac.' Britten's music will be accompanied by performances of pieces by Schumann, Mozart, Schubert, Wolf and Mahler.

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