Essential Britten - A Pocket Guide for the Britten Centenary.

BRIDCUT, John

ISBN 10: 0571290736 / ISBN 13: 9780571290734

Published by Faber and Faber, 2012

About this Item

Thick paperback in Very Good condition. Faint crease across bottom right corner front cover. Small crease across top left corner back cover, light reading creases down spine.

First published 2010, this edition published 2012.
448 pages.
12.5cm x 19.8cm x 2.8cm
Weight: 350gms.
Cover price: £9.99.
Cover design by Faber. Photograph by Roland Haupt.

Benjamin Britten was one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century. He wrote a feast of music from an early age, first achieving international fame in 1945 with his opera 'Peter Grimes'; now more operas by Britten are performed worldwide than by any other composer born in the twentieth century. In this incisive guide, John Bridcut discusses Britten's music and explores his musical influences, his complex personality, his emotional and professional relationships, and the fascinating nooks and crannies of his daily life, normally overlooked. An indispensable source of fresh insights into this towering figure in British music, this is an updated edition of the 'Faber Pocket Guide to Britten', including the full text of Britten's speech on receiving the First Aspen Award.

Seller Inventory # 060223DO

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essential Britten - A Pocket Guide for the Britten Centenary.
• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571290736
• ISBN 13: 9780571290734
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 12.6W x 19.8H x 2.8D centimeters 12.6 centimeters width by 19.8 centimeters height by 2.8 centimeters depth
• Weight: 340 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music
  • Biography

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Synopsis

Benjamin Britten was one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century. He wrote a feast of music from an early age, first achieving international fame in 1945 with his opera Peter Grimes; now more operas by Britten are performed worldwide than by any other composer born in the twentieth century. In this incisive guide, John Bridcut discusses Britten''s music and explores his musical influences, his complex personality, his emotional and professional relationships, and the fascinating nooks and crannies of his daily life, normally overlooked. An indispensable source of fresh insights into this towering figure in British music, this is an updated edition of the Faber Pocket Guide to Britten, including the full text of Britten''s speech On Receiving the First Aspen Award.

About the Author

John Bridcut is a documentary director for British television. He has had a lifelong enthusiasm for English music , and his feature-length films Britten's Children (2004) and The Passions of Vaughan Williams (2008) have won awards. He is currently working on a portrait of Elgar. In 2008, he produced a BBC documentary Charles at 60: The Passionate Prince for the BBC. Other film subjects have included Rudolf Nureyev, Roald Dahl, Hillary Clinton, and the Queen. His two books, Britten's Children and The Faber Pocket Guide to Britten, were published in 2006 and 2010 respectively.