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Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten

by Michael Oliver
Paperback
Publication Date: 25/09/1996

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Benjamin Britten (1913 76) was the greatest English composer of his time, and the first of his generation to enjoy a wide international reputation. With the great success of Peter Grimes (1945), he effectively re-invented English opera and was a pioneer of music for film and radio. His monumental War Requiem reached a wider audience than any other choral work of the century. In this masterly biography, the author creates a portrait of a great artist, exploring his wide-ranging compositions in detail and discussing the many contradictions that pervaded Britten's fascinating life and career.
ISBN:
9780714832777
9780714832777
Category:
Biography: arts & entertainment
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
25-09-1996
Language:
English
Publisher:
Phaidon Press Ltd
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
240
Dimensions (mm):
220x156x20mm
Weight:
0.64kg
Michael Oliver

Michael Oliver is well known as a writer and broadcaster, having written and compiled numerous programmes for BBC Radio 3 and written regularly for Gramophone and other magazines for over 20 years.

He is also the author of Igor Stravinsky in the 20th-Century Composers series.

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