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Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten: The Sacred Choral Music - Choir of New College Oxford, Benjamin Britten, Edward Higginbottom

Britten's sacred music is among the most engaging and original music of its kind composed in the middle years of the 20th century. New College Choir was among the first to recognise its quality, and continues to sing it with passion and panache. This newl

Britten: The Canticles - Ben Johnson, Christopher AInslie, Benedict Nelson, Benjamin Britten

As part of the celebration Britten's Centenary in 2013, this new recording presents Britten's five Canticles, performed by tenor Ben Johnson with James Baillieu accompanying. Johnson describes his attraction to these works in his self-penned notes for th

Music Matters: Britten Biographies, Brass Bands

Tom Service presents. New biographies of Benjamin Britten plus the future of brass bands.

Music Matters: Britten Biographies, Brass Bands

Tom Service presents. New biographies of Benjamin Britten plus the future of brass bands.

The echoes of Benjamin Britten's 'composing walks'

Benjamin Britten used to take 'composing walks' around Suffolk. What would he have heard? Chris Watson spent a year finding out - armed with a microphone Reading this on mobile? Click here to listen Every day at 1pm, after a morning spent playing the

Benjamin Britten at 100 - time for a new appraisal?

A more relaxed attitude may be emerging towards the colossal musical legacy of Britain's modern titan of the opera This year, the centenary of his birth, Benjamin Britten will be inescapable. He will be celebrated with events from the publication of two