The letter from Mr
Britten said: "I am advised by the Shared Regulatory Services Communicable Disease Team that this illness is likely to be caused by a virus known as Norovirus."
Nicholas Clark's lucid and balanced consideration of
Britten's transition from Boosey & Hawkes to Faber Music is indicative of the high standards set by the editors and publishers, and prompted me to ask the question: did Faber Music really expect some of those post-1964 works to enter the wider repertoire and make money?
The title of the first chapter, "Earliest and Lifelong Russophilia," illustrates Pyke's main point:
Britten's engagement with Russian culture began in his boyhood and remained consistent throughout his life, though with varying focus at different times.
The performance of
Britten's Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes was a mixed bag: percussion was often overinsistent and intonation problems made the storm section sometime raucous in the wrong way.
Britten's Simple Symphony is also a live recording from 2011, and a testament to the quality of Santa Fe Pro Musica.
He was already interested in
Britten's work when initial discussion with the BBC about Peter Grimes took place, but he was less aware at that point that the collaboration would lead him out of the Television Centre and back into theatre.
Barry-born tenor Robert Tear, who worked closely with
Britten, said of him: "There was a great, huge abyss in his soul.
Not that
Britten is everyone's cup of tea, as shown by clumps of empty seats in what was, still, a respectably busy Philharmonic Hall.
Friday Afternoons has been adopted as a nationwide initiative conceived by Aldeburgh Music to highlight
Britten's extraordinary legacy of work for young people and encourage singing in schools.
It's clear to see why
Britten is seen as one of the best, and is one of the most successful opera composers of the 20th Century.
In atmospheric complement to
Britten's piece, “Seven Part-Songs for Female Voices and Strings,” by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) is an ethereal and deeply haunting work set to the poetry of Robert Bridges (1844-1930).
Eminent British composer and pianist Benjamin
Britten (1913-1976) and partner Peter Pears assembled an art collection of some 300 works, which are housed at The Red House in Aldeburgh, UK.